WorksheetsVirtue Ethics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is eudaimonia?
The "final end", the summum bonum (greatest good) for a person.
Fulfilling one's duty.
When someone is utilizing their skills.
What is practical wisdom?
Acting in an appropriate way.
When experience is brought to bear on situations, so that the right outcome results.
Working out the right action through reasoning.
What does "ergon" mean?
Function
Purpose
Characteristic activity
"Arete" means...
excellence.
virtue.
skill.
In order for someone to be called eudaimon, they need...
virtue, pleasure and wealth
virtue, wealth and courage
pleasure, wealth and honesty
The doctrine of the mean refers to acting in an ... way, which is different for different people.
average
ordered
intermediate
Aristotle claims that pleasure is not the only good.
True
False
Which of these could be an objection to Aristotle?
Achieving eudaimonia is only possible if you dedicate your life to theoretical reasoning.
The "mean" may not be the same for everyone.
Virtues can clash.
What two things make an action involuntary?
Force and ignorance
Force and habituation
Ignorance and habituation
For Aristotle, an unjust act is...
one where the person acts voluntarily.
one where the person acts involuntarily.
one where the person acts through choice.
