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WorksheetsS2 Ethics recap
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Virtue Ethics was created by which philosopher?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Immanuel Cant
Virtue Ethics focus on the _____________ of the individual
Action
Experience
Mind
Character
What are the two extremes that virtues are generally the average of?
Deficient and Proficient
Proficient and Excessive
Deficient and Excessive
Omniscient and Proficient
Which of the following is a contribution of virtue ethics?
Encourages the cultivation of human excellence
Virtue is of a very personal nature
People of good character can do bad
People of bad character can do good
According to Aristotle, the end goal for human is ____________
Wealth
Power
Happiness
Success
Virtue is the ________ between two extremes.
Answer
Difference
Sum
Golden Mean
Practicing virtuous behaviour allows you to...
become boring
become a rule follower
become a virtuous person
become perfect
A vice of excess is...
Too much of a virtue
Too little of a virtue
A vice of deficiency is...
Too much of a virtue
Too little of a virtue
Bentham felt the law needs to maximise what?
happiness
pain
consequences
action
This is the word for indulging in pleasure
hedonism
egoism
utilitarianism
teleologicalism
What does utilitarianism focus on?
Having fun
Being useful
The consequences of actions
The motivations for actions
How should actions be measured according to Utilitarianism
By how hard you try to do the right thing
By what your intentions were
By which rules you followed
By how much happiness or pleasure they produce
Who does utilitarianism try to get the best outcome for?
the individual
the boss
the greatest number of people
the poor
Under which classification would we place Kant's ethical system?
Easy
Teleological
Deontological
Consequential
Complete the blank: Categorical [BLANK]
Imperative
Hypothetical
Categorical
Duty
For Kant all humans are [WHAT] rather than [WHAT]?
Ends rather than means
Means rather than ends
Jolly nice
Lovely people who should be treasured
Kant said we should act out of
inclination
duty
choice
morality
Kant thought we worked out our duty by...
Listening to outside authorities
Using our reason
Responding to our intuition
Looking at the consequences of our actions
