Ethics (Aristole)

According to Aristotle, the moral virtues are inborn. t/f

Correct False

According to Aristotle: a.If one is going to do something wrong, one should at least do it the right way. b. One cannot do a wrong thing the right way. c. There is no right or wrong - just weak or strong men.

Correct b. One cannot do a wrong thing the right way.

According to Aristotle, a. Human beings are born already morally virtuous and the right circumstances bring the virtue out. b. Human beings become morally good only after they come into contact with the form of the good. c. Human beings are born neither intellectually nor morally virtuous.

Correctc. Human beings are born neither intellectually nor morally virtuous.

According to Aristotle, there is no one activity that people seek for its own sake.t/f

False

According to Aristotle, when a person does something that is morally wrong, the person should at least do it in the right way. t/f

False Aristotle discusses the function of a human being as the precise talent that human beings have that no other creatures have - reason. Other creatures, and things, have their own talents that set them apart from all others, and so they, too, have functions.

Aristotle argues that eudaimonia is the good for human beings: it is an activity of reason in accordance with virtue, and if there be more than one virtue in accordance with the best and most complete, in a complete life t/f

True

For Aristotle, becoming a good person requires practicing acts that lead to the excellent expression of our character traits. t/f

True

According to Aristotle, reason leads a person each step of the way through the path that is a virtuous life. t/f

True According to Aristotle, reasoning is the function of human beings. It is the human talent that must guide all activities that constitute a thriving and happy human life

According to Aristotle, a.Emotions can be felt in the wrong way at the wrong time. b.Human emotions transcend moral evaluation. c.All human emotions are equally appropriate because men are not in control of what they feel.

a.Emotions can be felt in the wrong way at the wrong time.

According to Aristotle, a. If there is an end human beings seek for its own sake, that end must be the best and most final of all ends. b.If a human activity is valued as a means that activity is not worth pursuing. c.No activity worthy of being pursued is an end in and of itself.

a.If there is an end human beings seek for its own sake, that end must be the best and most final of all ends.

According to Aristotle, a.Doing what benefits the most number of people is the fundamental trait of a virtuous character. b. A flourishing life involves the excellent expression of a person's character traits. c.Reason cannot ascertain what the good is because only the heart knows what is truly good.

b. A flourishing life involves the excellent expression of a person's character traits.

According to Aristotle, a. There is no right or wrong because sometimes we do not know what the right thing to do is. b. A courageous man does not see danger and that is why he can face it. c. A courageous man hits the mean between rashness and cowardice.

c. A courageous man hits the mean between rashness and cowardice.