Module 8

1 September 2022
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According to Aristotle, virtues allow a person to fulfill essential human purposes.
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True
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In virtue ethics, the primary goal is to be a good person.
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True
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According to Aristotle the good is
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The end to which all things aim.
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According to MacIntyre, virtues depend on the practices of a culture.
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True
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According to Philippa Foot a virtue is a perfection of
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Will
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According to the text, in the USA to say we value courage, patriotism, and loyalty would suggest we are
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A warlike society
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Confucius' ethics is presented in a text known as
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the Analects
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Eudaimonia is identical to pleasure.
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False
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For Aristotle, eudaimonia is a kind of happiness.
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True
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In Aristotle's theory, each virtue corresponds to exactly one opposing vice.
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False
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Pride is the virtue between _____________ and _____________.
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Humility and vanity.
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The opposite of virtue is weakness.
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False
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The virtue of courage should enable one to face danger.
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True
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Virtue Ethics helps us determine
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How we ought to be.
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Which of the following is NOT among the five basic moral virtues emphasized in Hinduism?​
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Justice
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Which of the following is among the intellectual virtues included in Buddhism's "noble eightfold path"?
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mindfulness
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Which of the following pairs are the two main virtues emphasized in Confucian ethics?
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Compassion and propriety
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Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your text as an example of the kinds of questions virtue ethics focuses on?
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How to pick a side in the dabate of a major social issue.
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Which virtue does Phillipa Foot identify as benefiting community rather than self?
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Charity