What is phronesis for Aristotle? Group of answer choices happiness a rational grasp of one's duties Intellectual virtue Knowledge of morality as a science
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1. Aristotle defines it as "disposition of the soul consisting in choosing a middle course of action", i.e. the golden mean. 2. For Plato, they represent universal abstract ideas or essences having a reality of their own. They are eternal and abiding. 3. Descartes defines it as: "something upon which everything else depends for its existence, and which itself does not depend for its existence on anything else." 4. An ethical view that pleasure is the ultimate criterion for determining right and wrong, good and bad actions. 5. The Kantian moral injunction stating that: "I ought never to act in such a way that I can also will that my maxim should become a universal Law." 6. It literally means "the study of [moral] obligation", and suggests that moral obligation rests solely on duty. 7. A 19th-century British moral theory maintaining that actions are right insofar as they promote happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct. 8. The philosophical position which states that human beings have complete freedom of will and that they are fully responsible for all their actions. 9. Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. One which does not involve moral values.
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(1) Select the match the area or philosophy definition: Metaphysics A. The study of correct reasoning B. The philosophical study of knowledge (2) Select the match the view about virtue ethics potential problem: There is a one-size-fits-all set of virtues for all of humanity A. This view might be too flexible. At least a small set of virtues, like honesty or empathy, might be good for all human beings. B. This view might be too rigid. Some virtues, like wit, might vary from culture to culture. Virtues vary from culture to culture and from era to era. No set of virtues is universal. A. This view might be too flexible. At least a small set of virtues, like honesty or empathy, might be good for all human beings. B. This view might be too rigid. Some virtues, like wit, might vary from culture to culture. (3) What would each philosopher believe? Plato would believe that A. Moral sentences do not refer to meaningful propositions, and further, there are no moral facts. B. A moral sentence refers to a meaningful proposition, which if true, captures a moral fact about reality. Hume would believe that A. Moral sentences do not refer to meaningful propositions, and further, there are no moral facts. B. A moral sentence refers to a meaningful proposition, which if true, captures a moral fact about reality. C. The philosophical study of moral and aesthetic value D. The philosophical study of reality Epistemology A. The study of correct reasoning B. The philosophical study of knowledge C. The philosophical study of moral and aesthetic value D. The philosophical study of reality Logic A. The study of correct reasoning B. The philosophical study of knowledge C. The philosophical study of moral and aesthetic value D. The philosophical study of reality Value Theory/Axiology (which contains Ethics) A. The study of correct reasoning B. The philosophical study of knowledge C. The philosophical study of moral and aesthetic value D. The philosophical study of reality
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Ethical virtue entails ____ and _____ that aim at _____ . a) habits…rational choices…the mean b) ideas….dreams…creativity c) hopes…actions…self-interest d) none of the above
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