Philosophy and Technology Quiz

According to Westacott (2018), the good life can be understood in three ways:

• Wealth, Fame, and Power

• Moral Life, Life of Pleasure, and Fulfilled Life

• Science, Technology, and Religion

• Friendship, Success, and Comfort

In Plato's Republic, what does he argue is essential to the good life?

• Wealth accumulation

• Pursuit of virtue

• Endless pleasure

• Fame and honor

Epicurus associated the good life mainly with:

• Strict obedience to law

• Accumulation of wealth

• Pleasure and enjoyment

• Ascetic living

Epicurus warned that excessive indulgence in pleasure could:

• Increase overall happiness

• Limit long-term enjoyment

• Eliminate the need for virtue

• Lead to immortality

According to Aristotle, the good life is best described as:

• A life of happiness through virtue and flourishing

• A life of endless wealth and luxury

• A life centered only on subjective pleasure

• A life free from responsibility

Aristotle believed happiness has:

• Only instrumental value

• Intrinsic value beyond utility

• No relation to virtue

• A purely material basis

Which is NOT one of Aristotle's conditions for a good life?

• Virtue

• Good health

• Fame and excessive wealth

• Friendship

Aristotle considered good luck important because:

• Success always depends on chance

• Misfortune can hinder happiness despite virtue

• It replaces the need for hard work

• It guarantees wealth

Aristotle emphasized that human beings must exercise their:

• Emotions only

• Rational faculties and capacities

• Desire for wealth

• Dependence on pleasure

For Aristotle, the good life is lived when:

• Subjective happiness is achieved, regardless of virtue

• Objective conditions such as virtue, prosperity, and respect are met

• Fame is attained above all else

• Material gain is prioritized