Virtue ethics Flashcards

1
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in virtue ethics, what is good in itself?

A

Over following happiness

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2
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IN VI what is the central question

A

what is a good character

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3
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in deontology what is good in iteself

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A

A goo will

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4
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in deontolofy what is the central question

A

what is the right thing to do.

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5
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Right action is knowing the right thing to do_____

A

in the right place at the right time, in the right way

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6
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an action counts as virtuous,

according to Aristotle _____

A

when one holds oneself in a
stable equilibrium of the soul, in order to choose the
action knowingly and for its own sake

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7
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what is a hexis and what does Aristotle identify as a hexis

A

having - holding that is never passive but always at work right now

  • virtue.
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8
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goodness is never in the action but only in the doer, True or false

A

true

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9
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Character, ithos, is produced by habit, ethos. true or false

A

true

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10
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what is a habit?

A

Habits are passive but lasting conditions; in contrast,

desires and impulses are passive and momentary

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11
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Habituation is not the beginning but the end of the

process toward virtue, true or false.

A

false, habituation is not the end but the beginning of the process towards virtue.

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