CHAPTER 5 VIRTUE ETHICS

Question 1

Who is the main proponent of virtue ethics?

Answer 1

Aristotle.

Question 2

What is the goal of human life according to Aristotle?

Answer 2

Eudaimonia, or human flourishing.

Question 3

Stable character traits that enable a person to act rightly.

Answer 3

virtues

Question 4

How are virtues acquired?

Answer 4

Through practice and habituation.

Question 5

Virtue lies between two extremes of excess and deficiency.

Answer 5

Doctrine of the Mean

Question 6

Give an example of the Doctrine of the Mean.

Answer 6

Courage lies between recklessness and cowardice.

Question 7

What are the two kinds of virtue?

Answer 7

Moral and intellectual.

Question 8

Practical wisdom used to apply virtue in specific situations.

Answer 8

phronesis

Question 9

How does virtue ethics differ from deontology and utilitarianism?

Answer 9

It focuses on moral character rather than rules or results.

Question 10

What is the role of reason in virtue?

Answer 10

Reason guides the choice of the mean and right conduct.

Question 11

What is the highest human activity?

Answer 11

Contemplation or the exercise of intellect.

Question 12

How does Aristotle define happiness?

Answer 12

Activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.

Question 13

What is the relation between virtue and habit?

Answer 13

Virtue is formed through repeated good actions.

Question 14

Acting according to reason and in the mean.

Answer 14

moral excellence

Question 15

ultimate purpose (telos) of man for Aristotle

Answer 15

To live a life of virtue in pursuit of rational fulfillment.