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6. Who is a modern supporter of Virtue Ethics?
- Alasdair MacIntyre
- J.L Mackie
- G.E. Moore
- Aristotle
7. Which is a correct illustration of his function argument?
- Mental states equal functional states
- 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?
- It is our duty to fulfill our function and be good
8. What, for Aristotle, does a good life consist of?
- Wealth
- Building a virtuous character
- Honour
- Pleasure
9. What is the definition of Eudaimonia?
- A subjective state of "living well and faring well"
- Human Flowering
- Human Flourishing
- Happiness
10. What is Aristotle's practical wisdom?
- Achieving the right end, whatever the means
- The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.
- An intellectual virtue, expressed through deliberation and which aims at making good choices.
- A theoretical virtue which aims at truth.
11. What is the doctrine of the mean
- Always be unkind and spiteful
- The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number
- Avoiding excess and deficiency in favor of temperance
- Always being mediocre and boring
12. 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