Virtue Ethics

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  • Created by: Jazoo
  • Created on: 01-03-16 09:37

1. Eudaimonia is...

  • It is our ‘final end’, and desirable for it's own sake
  • A state of mind
  • Innate and predetermined from birth
  • It is desirable for the sake of other things, eg. weath
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2. What is the doctrine of the mean

  • Avoiding excess and deficiency in favor of temperance
  • Always be unkind and spiteful
  • The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number
  • Always being mediocre and boring

3. Who is a modern supporter of Virtue Ethics?

  • Alasdair MacIntyre
  • G.E. Moore
  • Aristotle
  • J.L Mackie

4. Which is a correct illustration of his function argument?

  • Mental states equal functional states
  • It is our duty to fulfill our function and be good
  • A good knife is one that performs its characteristic activity well (cuts), possessing certain virtues (sharpness) enable it to do this.
  • Do you even function?

5. Virtue Ethics is...

  • Deontological
  • Action Centred
  • Agent Centred
  • Normative
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