LESSON#9 Flashcards
Takes on the big question: HOW TO FIND THE HIGHEST GOOD IN LIFE?
PHILOSOPHICAL GIANT ARISTOTLE
is a philosophical inquiry into the nature of the Good Life for a human being.
Influenced centuries of political philosophy and gives enduring advice for seekers of happiness
NICHOMACHEAN ETHICS
Everyone agrees that the supreme good is
HAPPINESS
people disagree over what ________ happiness
CONSTITUTES
The nicomachean ethics is a book written by Aristotle named for
NICOMACHUS
Nicomachus, which is in keeping with the Greek practice of boys being named after their grandfathers, was the name of both Aristotle’s _______ and his _______
FATHER AND HIS SON
Character traits and tendencies to act in a particular way.
VIRTUES
Virtues gain them through practice and by copying _______ until we manage to internalize the virtue.
MORAL EXEMPLARS’
11 virtues
COURAGE
TEMPERANCE
GENEROSITY
MAGNIFICENCE
MAGNANIMITY
RIGHT AMBITION
PATIENCE
TRUTHFULNESS
WITTINESS
FRIENDLINESS
JUSTICE
The midpoint between cowardice and recklessness. The ______ person is aware of danger but goes in any way.
COURAGE
The virtue between overindulgence and insensitivity. Aristotle would view the person who never drinks just as harshly as the one who drinks too much
TEMPERANCE
The virtue of charity, this is the golden mean between miserliness and giving more than you can afford
GENEROSITY
The virtue of living extravagantly. It rests between stinginess and vulgarity.
Aristotle sees no reason to be ascetic but also warned against being flashy.
MAGNIFICENCE
The virtue relating to pride, it is the midpoint between not giving yourself in a credit and having delusions of grandeur. it is a given that you also have to act on his sense of self-worth and strive for greatness.
MAGNANIMITY
A disposition to aim at the intermediate between empty vanity and undue humility.
RIGHT AMBITION
This is the virtue that control your temper. the _______ person must either get to angry nor fail to get angry when they should
PATIENCE
The virtue of honesty. Aristotle places it between the vices of habitual lying and being tactless or boastful.
TRUTHFULNESS
At the midpoint between buffoonery and boorishness, this is the virtue of a good sense of humor.
WITTINESS
Aristotle claims friendship is a vital part of a life well lived.
this virtue lies between not being friendly at all and being too friendly towards too many people
FRIENDLINESS
The virtue of dealing fairly with others. It lies between selfishness and selflessness. this virtue can also be applied in different situations and has a whole chapter dedicated to the various forms it can take.
JUSTICE
Mans highest action and most complete happiness is a life of
CONTEMPLATION OF THE HIGHEST GOODS
Is so sublime the feet is practically divine, and man can achieve it only insofar as there is something divine in him.
LIFE OF CONTEMPLATION
Is the action which best fulfills all the qualifications that the ultimate good should have, because it is the most continuous, complete and self-sufficient of all actions.
CONTEMPLATION
Necessary especially for the young, in order to trainer passion and desire to be in accord with reason
LAWS AND PROPER EDUCATION
Aristotle begins nicomachean ethics by asserting that there is some ultimate good which is both
FINAL AND SELF-SUFFICIENT
Ethics is based on the
CHARACTER OF HUMAN BEINGS
Virtue ethics is based on Aristotle’s ____________
NICOMACHEAN ETHICS
In order for one to be a moral person, one needs to develop
VIRTUES
If man is ______, then he scientific discoveries and inventions will also a mean detainment of good life and happiness
VIRTOUS
According to Aristotle, happiness is
a. A state of mind
b. A feeling it sensation
c. A craft
D. Activity of the soul in accordance with virtue
D
In aristotle’s view, the virtues are
A. Acquired through habit
B. A gift from the gods
C. Acquire through philosophical reflection
D. Innate
- Aristotle states that if we ask what the highest good of human action is
A. There is no agreement about the answer
B. Most people agree that it is pleasure
C. Nearly everyone agrees that it is happiness
D. There is no objective answer to this question
C
Aristotle divides the virtues into
A. Natural virtues and artificial virtues
B. Positive virtues and negative virtues
C. Moral virtues and intellectual virtues
D. Human virtues and divine virtues
C
According to aristotle, we should begin ethical inquiry by specifying
A. Which things are intrinsically valuable
B. The aim of human life
C. What our fundamental duties are
D. What constraints on behavior it would be reasonable to agree to
B
