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in contrast to deontologists, enconsequentialist theorists such as Aristotle stress the important morals characteristics or personal ______________ |
virtues |
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character theorists deny importance of _______ in making ethical decisions |
moral character |
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Aristotle was concerned with how people ___________ |
should become if they are to live a good life or how they can achieve happiness |
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Aristotle listed 12 virtues. From a criminal justice perspective, his most important omission is ____________ |
Justice and/or Wisdom |
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For Aristotle, a person who led a virtuous or moral life was also____________ |
flourishing |
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Aristotle's notion of Golden Mean suggests that people should always choose _________ |
"the mean" our aim should be to find that mean it will eventually enable us to act rightly |
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Aristotle's concept of Golden Mean is __________ |
the average between two extremes that you should choose the mean or average in order to achieve happiness |
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One problem with Aristotle's theory is that his virtues _______ |
are arbitrary |
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One possible problem with Aristotle's golden mean is that ___________ |
there will be situations where this notion does not work |
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A common criticism of Aristotle's theory is that it is an ethics ______________ |
for the ruling class |
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Hurst house and other critics of Aristotle and other character theorists argue that virtues ______________ |
can lead us in different directions that conflict with each other |
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Feminist critics of Aristotle argue that his notion of virtue ________________ |
has been constructed as a quality regarded as admirable in free men |
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As Aristotle explains it _______ is not constituted by the attribute of cleverness but does not exist without it |
practical wisdom |
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According to Aristotle how do we acquire practical wisdom? |
through a good upbringing that includes associating with good people who provide examples of good actions and through acting in a good way |
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Hurst House argues that each virtue generates a prescription. Which of the following are examples she provides as such prescription? |
do what is honest, charitable, generous |
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Aristotle's theory seeks to uncover fundamental principles governing specific actions? True or False |
FALSE |