Exam 14: The Importance of Character Virtues

For Aristotle, a person who led a virtuous or moral life was also:

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

Aristotle was concerned with how people:

Aristotle's list of 12 virtues does not include justice or wisdom.

What is Aristotle's theory of the "Golden Mean?" Provide an example of a situation which follows that principle and one which violates it.

According to Aristotle, what is the relationship between leading an ethical life and being happy or "flourishing?" Provide a specific example of such a relationship.

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.

Rachels (1999) suggests that a reasonable in relation to the virtue of generosity is that we should be as generous with our resources as is consistent with conducting our ordinary lives in a minimally satisfying way.

Aristotle was a tutor to the young _______.

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

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

An individual of practical wisdom is a person:

The proponents of 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.

Discuss and evaluate three criticisms of character or virtue theory. Please provide a hypothetical situation which exemplifies each of these three criticisms.

Aristotle's concept of the "Golden Mean" is:

Practical wisdom is useless according to Aristotle.

Man's aim should be to find in order to help us act rightly.

An act, such as being a brave soldier in the Nazi military, may reflect the virtue of courage, but on the whole it is not virtuous because:

Anscombe published an article suggesting that modern moral philosophy was misguided and that philosophers should stop thinking about while placing virtue center stage.

Aristotle was a famous Roman philosopher.