"Right Actions" Self-Quiz

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. What is a common worry people have about virtue ethics as an ethical theory?

Virtue ethics is act-centered correct incorrect

Virtue ethics cannot tell us about right action correct incorrect

Virtue ethics focuses on deontic concepts correct incorrect

Virtue ethics is too focused on consequences correct incorrect

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. For Hursthouse, which of the following premises gives us something to guide our actions by?

An action is right if it promotes the best consequences correct incorrect

An action is right if it is in accordance with a correct moral rule or principle correct incorrect

An action is right if it is what a virtuous agent would characteristically do in the circumstances correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. A virtue is . . .

A rule correct incorrect

A type of consequence correct incorrect

A character trait correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. How did Aristotle understand what a virtue is?

A virtue is a character trait that is useful or agreeable to its possessor or to others correct incorrect

A virtue is a character trait a human being needs in order to flourish/live well correct incorrect

A virtue is a rule that is handed down from God correct incorrect

A virtue is a rule that we arrive at through some rational procedure correct incorrect

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. Why do some hold that virtue ethics is circular?

Because a right action is simply one that a virtuous agent would do correct incorrect

Because it tries to define a right action in terms of moral rules correct incorrect

Because virtue means the same thing as good correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. For Hursthouse, virtue ethics is codifiable.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Hursthouse holds that virtue ethics can give action guidance.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. For virtue ethicists, to be a virtuous agent is simply to conform to rules.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect