Exam 10: The Virtuous and the Vicious: Considering Character

Which of the following frameworks encourages us to imagine alternative solutions to moral dilemmas,"focusing less on deciding between given alternatives" and,instead,"envisioning new alternatives" that we may not have initially considered?

For Aristotle,the ultimate purpose of human life is health and procreation.

To say that human beings are "social animals" is to imply that we are,by nature,suited to live interdependently and cooperatively with others.

Aristotle's ethics was teleological,meaning:

Traits of character that dispose us to act in ways that are indifferent toward the well-being of others could be considered vices.

Which of the following types of programs seeks to bring victims and offenders together,promoting healthy interaction between them?

Mandatory arrest policies require a police officer to make an arrest,if possible,in domestic violence scenarios.

Virtue ethics holds character,actions,and consequences to be correlated,such that the presence of virtuous character often gives rise to right actions which lead to good consequences.

Which of the following is an approach to justice which focuses on repairing harms through processes involving the offender,victim,and community?

With regard to how we feel about ourselves and our own accomplishments,which of the following would be the virtuous midpoint between moral deficiency and excess?

Which of the following is NOT one of the universal conditions of human flourishing outlined in your text?

Which of the following is a "tendency to behave in certain ways in certain circumstances?"

An ethic of care stresses the importance of rationally-derived universal rights in our interactions with others and in resolving moral dilemmas.