Topic 2

Which of the following is not an intellectual virtue according to Aristotle?

• A. the basic order of life

• B. knowledge

• C. wisdom

• D. prudence

Deliberative prudence does all the following except ________

• A. align ends and means

• B. encourage prodigality

• C. avoid conflict

• D. prevent rash behavior

According to Aristotle, happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.

• False

• True

It is possible to act deliberately and shrewdly in a good way or toward a good end.

• False

• True

How might virtue ethics apply to contemporary business?

Quan means which of the following?

• A. adherence to the past

• B. philosophic tradition

• C. practicality

• D. insistence on protocol

The Analects of Confucius ________.

• A. adherence to the past

• B. represent an oral tradition

• C. reflect Buddhist ideals

• D. codify a system of virtue ethics

Confucian virtue ethics is similar to the Aristotelian version in that both are very practical.

• False

• True

According to Confucius, the hope for reform of Chinese society was a centralized planning system.

• False

• True

How can wholeheartedness and sincerity serve as models of risk assessment?