COPY: Virtue Ethics: Understanding the Concept of Virtues
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What is the ultimate goal of human life according to virtue ethics?

  • To live a life of happiness
  • To live a life of flourishing (correct)
  • To live a life of pleasure
  • To live a life of reason
  • What is the function of a human being according to virtue ethics?

  • To live a life of happiness
  • To live a life of virtue
  • To live a rational life (correct)
  • To live a life of pleasure
  • What is the role of virtues in virtue ethics?

  • To provide happiness
  • To make us feel good
  • To enable us to perform our function well (correct)
  • To provide pleasure
  • What is the basis of virtuous acts according to virtue ethics?

    <p>A good character</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of human fulfillment according to virtue ethics?

    <p>It is about living a life of virtue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core idea of the doctrine of the mean in virtue ethics?

    <p>Virtue is a balance between two extremes/vices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept of eudaimonia in virtue ethics?

    <p>It is about living a life that is meaningful and fulfilling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a virtuous behavior that embodies the doctrine of the mean?

    <p>Giving to others when able to, but not to the point of harming oneself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of exercising virtues, according to virtue ethics?

    <p>Living a life of rationality and flourishing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the concept of the mean, what is the virtue between cowardice and rashness or foolhardiness?

    <p>Courage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of the doctrine of the mean in virtue ethics?

    <p>Virtue of extremes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of possessing and exercising virtues, according to virtue ethics?

    <p>To achieve eudaimonia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the virtue that lies between stinginess and extravagance?

    <p>Generosity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Phronesis in virtue ethics?

    <p>To apply moral principles in a flexible way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the virtue that lies between self-deprecation and pride?

    <p>Humility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a courageous behavior that embodies the doctrine of the mean?

    <p>Assessing the situation, recognizing one's own strengths, and taking the right course of action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the doctrine of the mean, what is the virtue between impatience and patience?

    <p>Enduring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the virtue that lies between insensibility and compassion?

    <p>Care for others</p> Signup and view all the answers

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