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Virtue Ethics and Proportionalism Flashcards

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What is ethics?

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ethics is a system of moral principles.
Ethics is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also
described as moral philosophy.

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Name 3 approaches to ethics

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Virtue ethics, utilitarianism, natural moral law

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Which philosopher was Aristotle a student of?

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What is Aristotle’s “golden mean”?

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the medium of virtues between extremes; excess and deficiency

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Name 5 of Aristotle’s virtues

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bravery, courage, generosity, good humour, friendship, temperance

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What is Eudaimonia?

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the condition of human flourishing or of living well.

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What are the two main categories of virtues according to Aristotle?

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intellectual and moral

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How can you tell a human soul from that of an animal? (According to Aristotle)

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A human soul is able to exercise rational thought; able to reason

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How does this link to Aristotle’s Function Argument?

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What is phronesis?

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Practical wisdom

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What is the function of human beings, according to Aristotle?

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The function of human beings according to Aristotle is to exercise ration thought ; to reason

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Name 5 of Aristotle’s virtue.

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Why is justice a unique virtue?

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because there can’t be an excess or deficiency of it

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What is Aristotle’s view on theft?

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Give a strength and a weakness of the theory of Virtue Ethics.

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What is normative ethics?

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What does teleological relate to?

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What do we call knowledge about God that has been revealed by God?

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What do we call the academic process whereby humans work out knowledge about God?

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What is the word given for duty or rule based approaches to ethics?

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Which medieval philosopher and theologian established Natural Moral Law?

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Name the Primary precepts.

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Give a Secondary Precept for each of the Primary Precepts you have mentioned

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How is divine law different to eternal law?

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Why does the principle of double effect sometimes come into play when applying NML?

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What is the only law of situation ethics?

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Agape, which isn’t just an emotion but involves doing what’s best for the other person unconditionally

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What are Joseph Fletcher’s four working principles?

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Pragmatism, personalism, relativism, positivism

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What is personalism

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The concept that people come first, not property, money or animals

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