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book 2 chapters 1-10 Flashcards

1
Q

in addition to making one speech worthy of belief, the speaker must also do what

A

Make his own character look right, and put his hearers in the right state of mind

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2
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what three things that inspire confidence in the speaker

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Good sense, good moral character Goodwill

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3
Q

How does Aristotle defined the emotions?

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all those feelings that change men as to affect their judgment, also attended by pain or pleasure

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4
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what three questions may be considered regarding every emotion

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  1. What the state of mind of – person is
  2. Who the people are with whom they usually get –
  3. On what grounds they get – with them
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5
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how does Aristotle define anger?

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Impulse accompanied by pain

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6
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how does Aristotle define slighting

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Actively entertained opinion of something as obviously of no importance

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7
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what are the three types of slighting

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Content spite insolence

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an individual will get particularly angry if slighted in front of which people

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Rivals, people we admire, our admirers, people we feel reverence, people who feel reverence for us

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9
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what is the opposite of growing angry?

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Calm

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10
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how does Aristotle define calm

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settling down or quieting anger

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11
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how does Aristotle define a friendly feeling

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Wishing for him what you believe to be good things for his sake

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12
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what produces enmity?

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Anger, spite, calumny

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13
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what is the difference between anger and hate

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Anger is always concerned with individuals. Hatred is directed against classes.

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14
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how does Aristotle define fear?

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Pain or disturbance due to a mental picture of some destructive/painful evil in the future

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What causes fear?

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Whatever we feel has great power of destroying us, or of harming us in ways that cause us pain

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16
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Who feels fear?

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Those who have power to do something to us

17
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How does Aristotle define confidence?

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Expectation associated with a mental picture of the nearness of what keeps us safe and absence/remoteness of what is terrible

18
Q

According to Aristotle, what makes us confidence

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Anger

19
Q

how does Aristotle define shame?

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Pain or disturbance, in regard to bad things past present or future

20
Q

what causes us to feel shame

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Bad things we think are disgraceful to ourselves or to those we care for

21
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Who do we feel shame in front of?

A

Those whose opinions of us matter to us

22
Q

whom do we not feel shame in front of?

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Those whose opinions are untrustworthy

23
Q

How does Aristotle define kindness?

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helpfulness towards someone in need, not in return for anything, the helpers advantage, but for that of the person helped

24
Q

how can you prove someone is unkind

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If they were helpful only to promote their own interests

25
Q

what is the criteria for an act of kindness?

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It is a particular thing, it has a particular magnitude or quality, is done at a particular time and place

26
Q

how does Aristotle define pity

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Feeling of pain caused by the sight of some evil, destructive or painful, which befalls one who doesn’t deserve it

27
Q

in order to feel pity, what must we believe in?

A

There must be at least some good

28
Q

what are the painful and destructive evils

A

death, bodily injuries, afflictions, old age, diseases, lack of food

29
Q

what are the evils due to chance

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friendliness, scarcity of friends, deformity, weakness, mutilation

30
Q

Who do we pity

A

those who we know

31
Q

how does Aristotle define indignation?

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opposite of pity; pain caused by the site of undeserved good fortune

32
Q

Who cannot feel indignation?

A

Servile, worthless, unambitious people

33
Q

how does Aristotle define envy?

A

pain at the sight of such good fortune, as consists of the good things already mentioned

34
Q

Who are the most envious of individual?

A

Ambitious men

35
Q

Who do we envy?

A

Close people, competitors, neighbors equals

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