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

To reason, develop good habits, practice good judgement, and be wise

Virtue ethics focuses on:

What kind of character or person one should be

Confucius says the goal of humans should be this:

Living well together in society

Which is an example of doing justice:

Writing a letter to someone in power

When applying care ethics to a moral dilemma, it is important to:

consider all people involved in the situation and respond with empathy

Using our large mind to choose the response that benefits the whole

What is the definition of ethics? Choose the best answer.

Care for basic needs and legitimate expectations of others and ourselves.

Both care ethics and virtue ethics:

Reject the idea that we should follow abstract moral principles

Our Online ethics class, a sports team, or a gaming group could be an example of this:

A community to which you belong

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These are duties I have only sometimes. I get to decide when and how much I act on them.
Imperfect duties
Virtuous duties
Moral duties
Perfect duties
2
This ethical short circuit says that we ought to think and act only about ourselves and do what makes us happy.
Psychological Egoism
Relativism
Offhand Self-justification
Dogmatism
3
Philosophy is the love of learning
True
False
4
What is the function of human being, according to Aristotle?
To realize that ourselves and others are intertwined
To reason, develop good habits, practice good judgement, and be wise
To utilize reason to better know God
To seek the best virtues at all cost
5
This ethical short circuit means I will only reaffirm my own opinion and won't listen to others:
Offhand Self-Justification
Flying by Instinct
Dogmatism
Relativism
6
Weston thinks these are some examples of legitimate expectations:
Wealth
Virtues
Rights
Food choices
7
These are actions that are above and beyond normal ethical obligations. Someone like Mother Theresa does these.
Normal moral actions
Morally exemplary actions
Virtuous duties
Imperfect duties
8
Virtue ethics focuses on:
Caring for others
Developing resilience
What kind of character or person one should be
Learning about historical figures who were very good people
9
Confucius says the goal of humans should be this:
Developing our character and improving our virtues
Making decisions to bring about the best consequences
Working toward excellence and becoming our best selves
Living well together in society
10
These help us avoid hard, ethical thinking.
Psychological egoism
Vices
Ethical short circuits
Virtues
11
Alice Walker says that Blue felt this once Brown left:
Despair/sadness
happiness
Solitude
Anger
12
What is an example of a prescriptive claim?
You look pretty cold
That presidential candidate is awful!
You should wear a coat
The sky is blue
13
Which is an example of doing justice:
Writing a letter to someone in power
Distributing food to the hungry
Volunteering to give blood
Sheltering the homeless
14
What is one problem with moral relativism?
We can't always find the mean between excess and defect
We can't judge moral progress
Evidence that suggests people do care about others and not just themselves
It is difficult to acknowledge that we are not selves
15
This is Aristotle's idea that we should avoid excess and defect.
Flourishing
Finding the mean
Habituation
Finding the virtuous person to follow
16
When applying care ethics to a moral dilemma, it is important to:
consider all people involved in the situation and respond with empathy
Follow the principles of careso that we achieve the right outcome
practice imperfect duties and decide how much and when you will act
find the mean between excess and virtue
17
Response-ability is:
Shifting from our small to large mind
Recognizing the importance of choosing the mean when developing virtues
Recognizing that we are "not selves" and freeing ourselves from attachment
Using our large mind to choose the response that benefits the whole
18
What is the definition of ethics? Choose the best answer.
Caring for the earth, our neighbors, and ourselves.
Living a life based on justice, compassion, and care.
Care for basic needs and legitimate expectations of others and ourselves.
Care for the basic needs and legitimate expectations of others.
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Both care ethics and virtue ethics:
Have some serious flaws
Follow moral rules to figure out how to act in an ethical dilemma
Reject the idea that we should follow abstract moral principles
Are really cool!
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Our Online ethics class, a sports team, or a gaming group could be an example of this:
An example of relativists
A group of psychological egoists
A group of people who recognize that they are not selves
A community to which you belong

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