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Chapter 17 Self Quiz
Virtue Ethics, Julia Driver
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Driver notes that sometimes to decide what to do we first
consult our intuitions.
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reflect on our deeply held convictions.
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consider how we ought to be.
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consider how we ought to appear.
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The doctrine of the mean holds that
virtue is a mean state—that it lies between two opposed vices.
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happiness is a mean state—that lies between two opposed extremes.
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to be morally good one must never be mean.
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the act most people would perform in a given circumstances is that which is right.
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One objection to virtue ethics Driver considers is that the theory
demands too much of individuals.
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does not account for the importance of rational agency.
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does not guide action.
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is intuitively implausible.
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The objection that virtue ethics is not action guiding
has not been taken seriously by virtue ethicists.
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is a problem for any moral theory.
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has long been a standard objection to the view.
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none of the above
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Bravery is a virtue that
lies between cowardice and foolhardiness.
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only traditional virtue ethicists value.
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is useful and so highly prized.
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requires that one always face fear without hesitation.
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Virtue ethics has us consider how to be when deciding what to do.
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Virtue ethics has been criticized for relying on a view of character traits that is psychologically unsound.
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When one’s feelings harmonize with what one judges to be right, one is virtuous.
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Virtue ethics is primarily concerned with improving welfare.
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To have a virtue, one must have a stable character trait.
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