Presentation 4 - ETHICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE

Question 1

a Greek philosopher who made important contributions by systemizing deductive logic and wrote on physical subjects.

Answer 1

ARISTOTLE

Question 2

is a towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy, who made important contributions to logic, criticism, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. He was a student of Plato for twenty years

Answer 2

Aristotle

Question 3

refers to a positive moral
quality or character trait
that is considered morally good and
desirable.

Answer 3

Virtue

Question 4

It is an ethical framework that says
that we ought to focus not on what
rules to follow, but on what kinds of
people (or organizations) we should
be.

Answer 4

Virtue Theory

Question 5

Examples of Virtues

Answer 5

Friendliness
Loyalty
Respect
Temperance
Compassion
Honesty
Courage
Kindness
Generosity

Question 6

is an ancient concept described in various traditions.

Answer 6

Golden mean or middle way

Question 7

is a principle that suggests virtue lies between extremes and that the ideal moral behavior is found in a moderate and balanced approach.

Answer 7

Golden mean of Aristotle

Question 8

What are the virtue/balance of these words

*Deficiency
Cowardice
Stinginess/miserliness
Sloth
humility
secrecy
moroseness
quarrelsomeness
self-indulgence
apathy

*Excess
Rashness
extravagance
greed
pride
loquacity
absurdity
flattery
intensibility
irritability

Answer 8

*Balance
Courage
generosity
ambition
modesty
honesty
good humor
frienship
temperance
composure

Question 9

Aristotle says that the purpose of
mankind is eudaimonia—happiness. a state of serene and permanent happiness,

Answer 9

EUDAIMONIA

Question 10

considers the nature of human action and ethics, rooted in the concept of eudaimonia, often translated as happiness.

Answer 10

Nicomachean Ethics

Question 11

ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE
NICOMACHEAN ETHICS

Answer 11

A.)that a single problem does not have a
single solution,

B.)that people experience different spheres
of experience and life, and

C.)that what looks like virtues are actually
just adaptations to bad things in the world.

Question 12

He grew up to become one of the
most influential philosophers of
existentialism:

Answer 12

Martin Heidegger

Question 13

The sphere of philosophy that questions human existence and our responsibilities as free and independent beings in the world.

Answer 13

Existentialism

Question 14

idea that the world’s existence
connects to human existence. He
believed that human existence is the
meaning of existence.

Answer 14

HEIDEGGERIAN THEORY