20th Century Virtue Ethics Quiz

Who is an example of a 20th Century Virtue Ethicist?

• Immanuel Kant

• Elizabeth Anscombe

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

What is the focus of 20th Century Virtue Ethicists according to the text?

• Labeling actions as good or evil

• Identifying character traits and moral habits

• Developing economic theories

• Exploring existentialism

How does Virtue Ethics differ from deontology and consequentialism?

• It focuses on rules

• It focuses on consequences

• It focuses on character

• It focuses on actions

Who wrote the article "Modern Moral Philosophy" that criticized traditional normative approaches?

• Immanuel Kant

• John Stuart Mill

• Elizabeth (GEM) Anscombe

• Aristotle

What did Anscombe argue about the "death of God" and advances in epistemology?

• They support traditional moral systems.

• They undermine the foundation of traditional moral systems.

• They are irrelevant to moral philosophy.

• They strengthen Kantian ethics.

According to Anscombe, what should moral philosophers consider?

• Theoretical concerns of ethics

• The importance of religious ethics

• What it means to be human and live a good life

• The superiority of natural law

How did Anscombe's article influence virtue ethics?

• It dismissed virtue ethics entirely.

• It stimulated the development of virtue ethics as an alternative ethical theory.

• It provided a detailed guide on virtue ethics.

• It focused solely on religious ethics.

In 1985, Bernard Williams built on whose ideas in "Ethics & the Limits of Philosophy"?

• Kant

• Anscombe

• Aristotle

• Nietzsche

What did Bernard Williams argue about morality in 1985?

• It is too focused on emotions.

• It has become too concerned with abstractions.

• It is too lenient.

• It is too rigid.

What did Williams call for in response to the problem of Moral Luck?

• A strict adherence to rules

• An adequate response

• Ignoring the problem

• A return to traditional ethics