Exam 14: The Importance of Character

The proponents of ______ theory join in with Aristotle in believing that ethical knowledge involves a degree of wisdom or judgment that cannot be expressed in the Form of an absolute rule.

Aristotle's virtues do not include wisdom or ______.

Hursthouse (1999)argues that each virtue generates a prescription.Which of the following are examples she provides as such a prescription?

What is a morally right or wrong act is ultimately to be judged in contrast to our final goal of ______.

Virtues can include natural qualities such as ______.

Aristotle argues that people should practice ______ wisdom.

Aristotle argues that ______ arises out of virtuous activity.

People who practice ______ deliberate well as reflect ethically about the good life in general.

Contemporary virtue theory has been inspired by ______.

Aristotle's notion of the "Golden Mean" suggests that persons should always choose ______.

Pincoffs (1998)is referring to ______ when he suggests that when faced with an ethical dilemma,the approach is to ask what the right thing to do is,emphasizing action Rather than character.

Aristotle regarded the Athenian ______ as the epitome of human excellence.

Many philosophers have realized that ______ presents a more subtle,rich,and realistic picture of the ethical life.

Aristotle's theory cannot be reduced to a set of rules because his theory is ______.

One commonly accepted interpretation is that Aristotle is emphasizing that happiness is not ______ but is rather an activity.

For Aristotle,living a life of excellence refers to a life of ______.

For Aristotle,a person who led a virtuous or moral life was also one who would ______.

Aristotle concludes that man's function is that which is ______.

A virtuous person will ask him or herself ______?

Which of the following is not one of Hinman's (1998)arguments regarding the criticisms of Aristotle's virtues?