Ethics Chapter 12

Front 1

in contrast to deontologists, enconsequentialist theorists such as Aristotle stress the important morals characteristics or personal ______________

Back 1

virtues

Front 2

character theorists deny importance of _______ in making ethical decisions

Back 2

moral character

Front 3

Aristotle was concerned with how people ___________

Back 3

should become if they are to live a good life or how they can achieve happiness

Front 4

Aristotle listed 12 virtues. From a criminal justice perspective, his most important omission is ____________

Back 4

Justice and/or Wisdom

Front 5

For Aristotle, a person who led a virtuous or moral life was also____________

Back 5

flourishing

Front 6

Aristotle's notion of Golden Mean suggests that people should always choose _________

Back 6

"the mean" our aim should be to find that mean it will eventually enable us to act rightly

Front 7

Aristotle's concept of Golden Mean is __________

Back 7

the average between two extremes that you should choose the mean or average in order to achieve happiness

Front 8

One problem with Aristotle's theory is that his virtues _______

Back 8

are arbitrary

Front 9

One possible problem with Aristotle's golden mean is that ___________

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there will be situations where this notion does not work

Front 10

A common criticism of Aristotle's theory is that it is an ethics ______________

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for the ruling class

Front 11

Hurst house and other critics of Aristotle and other character theorists argue that virtues ______________

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can lead us in different directions that conflict with each other

Front 12

Feminist critics of Aristotle argue that his notion of virtue ________________

Back 12

has been constructed as a quality regarded as admirable in free men

Front 13

As Aristotle explains it _______ is not constituted by the attribute of cleverness but does not exist without it

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practical wisdom

Front 14

According to Aristotle how do we acquire practical wisdom?

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through a good upbringing that includes associating with good people who provide examples of good actions and through acting in a good way

Front 15

Hurst House argues that each virtue generates a prescription. Which of the following are examples she provides as such prescription?

Back 15

do what is honest, charitable, generous

Front 16

Aristotle's theory seeks to uncover fundamental principles governing specific actions? True or False

Back 16

FALSE