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WorksheetsRepublic through Nic Ethics II
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
In the Apology, Socrates’ “I cannot be guilty of intentional corruption” argument depends on the claim that:
Corrupting the youth benefits the city
People often choose harm for profit
No one willingly chooses what they believe will harm themselves
The law defines corruption
Socrates argues Meletus’ charge is inconsistent because Meletus claims Socrates:
Believes in too many gods
Is a sophist and a politician
Believes in no gods but also in divine beings
Is guilty but should be forgiven
Socrates refuses to stop philosophizing because he thinks:
Philosophy makes him happy
Philosophy is protected speech
Obeying the god is more important than obeying the jury
The jury has no authority
The “madman with a weapon” example shows that:
Repayment is always wrong
Truth-telling is always required
Justice cannot be simply truth-telling and debt-paying in every case
Justice is whatever the majority decides
Aristotle’s function argument aims to establish:
That happiness is subjective
That virtue is whatever the city praises
The human good by identifying the distinctively human function
That pleasure is the highest good
On Aristotle’s view, the distinctively human function is:
Nutrition and growth
Sense perception
Rational activity of the soul
Political participation
Aristotle defines happiness (eudaimonia) primarily as:
A feeling of contentment
A reward for virtue
An activity of the soul in accordance with virtue
A life with many external goods
According to Aristotle, the harpist analogy supports the claim that:
Virtue is innate
Skills matter more than character
Goodness is explained by performing one’s function well
Happiness depends on wealth
In Book II, Aristotle argues we become virtuous chiefly by:
Studying virtue
Having natural talent
Habituation through repeated action
Avoiding emotions
Aristotle’s craft analogies (building, lyre-playing) are used to show that:
Moral virtue is technical skill
Virtue is purely theoretical
We acquire virtues by doing the relevant kinds of actions
Virtue is taught only by laws
Aristotle introduces the doctrine of the mean to argue that virtue:
Is moderation in all things
Is whatever most people do
Avoids excess and deficiency relative to us
Is identical with pleasure
An argument is best defined as:
A disagreement between people
A persuasive paragraph
Premises offered as reasons for a conclusion
Any true statement
A statement is truth-apt if it:
Is morally good
Is persuasive
Can be true or false
Is emotionally powerful
Which is not truth-apt?
“Socrates was executed.”
“Justice is a virtue.”
“Close the door.”
“Some arguments are invalid.”
Validity means:
The premises are true
The conclusion is true
If the premises were true, the conclusion would have to be true
The argument is convincing
Soundness means:
The argument is valid
The argument is persuasive
The argument is valid and all premises are true
The conclusion is widely accepted
In the Extract–Explain–Evaluate method, “extract” is:
Summarizing the passage
Quoting the author
Identifying the conclusion and premises from a wall of text
Checking whether premises are true
