Exam 5: Aristotle: Reason and Nature

Virtues are physical conditions.

That for which a thing is, is called the final cause.

Aristotle tells us that __________ is an "activity of soul in conformity with excellence."

Aristotle distinguishes between instrumental and __________ goods.

Aristotle thinks that reason unaided by sensation is what yields knowledge.

Aristotle argues that, since the beneficial functions of an animal's physical features arise with regularity, not randomly, the __________ view of nature is false.

According to Aristotle, "What is being?" is the most important question of __________.

Aristotle claims that studying philosophy is alone sufficient to make one virtuous.