Cultivating Virtue

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According to Aristotle, how is virtue primarily developed?

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Through habit and repeated good actions

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What is the relationship between virtue and vice, according to Aristotle?

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Virtue is the mean between two extremes of vice.

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What does Aristotle mean by the "mean" in relation to virtue?

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The appropriate balance between two extremes.

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For Aristotle, what is the role of pleasure and pain in developing virtue?

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Virtue involves finding pleasure in virtuous actions and pain in vicious ones.

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What is the significance of habituation in Aristotle's theory of virtue?

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It is the primary way we develop a stable character.

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According to Aristotle, what role does reason (phronesis or practical wisdom) play in cultivating virtue?

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It helps us discern the appropriate mean in particular circumstances.

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In Aristotle's framework, generosity is the mean between which two vices?

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Stinginess and extravagance.

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How does Aristotle's concept of virtue relate to the idea of a good society?

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Individual virtue is necessary for the flourishing of the community.