Aristole Quiz

28 August 2022
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Aristotle claims that the virtues are innate? True or false
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False
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Aristotle claims that the function of human life is:
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rational activity
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According to Aristotle, the function of human life is rational activity. True or false
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True
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According to Aristotle, people never voluntarily do anything bad. True or false
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False
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Aristotle claims that:
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virtue is in our power, and so is vice.
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Aristotle characterizes virtue as a state of character disposing one to choose the mean between extremes. True or false
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True
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Aristotle divides the virtues into:
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moral virtues and intellectual virtues.
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According to Aristotle, happiness is an activity, not a state. True or False
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True
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According to Aristotle, the best kind of life is essentially one of:
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contemplation.
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According to Aristotle, an action is involuntary if:
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both a and b.
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According to Aristotle, we should begin ethical inquiry by specifying:
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the aim of human life.
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Aristotle argues that we are morally responsible for whether we are virtuous or vicious. True or False
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True
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In Aristotle's terminology, incontinence is when:
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one knows that one's actions are wrong, but does them anyway.
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Emotions are irrelevant to eudaimonia or happiness because they are non rational. True or False
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False
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Aristotle claims that the happiness is found in honor. True or False
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False
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According to Aristotle, courage is the virtue that governs:
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fear
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Aristotle conceives of a virtue as:
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a state of character.
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in Aristotle's view, people sometimes perform bad actions voluntarily. True or False
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True
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According to Aristotle, happiness is:
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activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.
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In Aristotle's view, anyone who is virtuous is guaranteed to be happy. True or False
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False
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Aristotle claims that the human good is pleasure. True or False
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False
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Aristotle claims that virtue is:
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necessary for a good life, but not sufficient for one.
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Aristotle describes each virtue as:
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a mean.
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Aristotle states that if we ask what the highest good of human action is:
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nearly everyone agrees that it is happiness.
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In Aristotle's view, the virtues are:
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acquired through habit.