Aristotle's philosophu of nature, that everything has a "final cause".
What is teleology?
100
A murderer should not emply this template to kill his evil ways.
What is the golden mean?
100
Aristoltle and Christinaity both place emphasis on this.
What is human flourishing or happiness?
100
For nearly every passion and action, the virtuous person will try to steer an intermediate course between two extremes.
What is the golden mean?
100
The greatest good for the greatest many.
What is the utilitarian calculus?
200
Eudaimonia
What is the ultimate goal or telos for human beings?
200
You'll absolutely never hear Aritstotle utter this phrase.
What is "it's all relative"?
200
Unlike Christianity Aristole was not overly concerned with these people.
Those outside of his own circle of friends in Athens.
200
These two character types suffer great emotional or psychological pain when they abstain from bad habits even though that is what is best for them.
Who are incontinent and continent people?
200
This part of the human being is not of any concern to a person studying ethics.
What is the vegetative part?
300
When evaluating the various choices that one has in a givem situation, what moral agent gives equal consideration to each decision including himself or herself?
Who is the disinterested and benevolent spectator?
300
Mill believes people will prefer higher values of this once they have experienced the lower rungs.
What is pleasure?
300
Unlike Christianity, Aristoltle did not believe that people were made like this.
What is in the image and likeness of God?
300
Lives a life of harmony because their reasons and passions act in unison.
Who is the virtuous person?
300
According to Aristotle, practice makes...
What is permanent?
400
The 'greatest happiness principle".
What is utility?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!It's no pun that Aristotle named these 'ethics' after his son.
What are Nichomachean Ethics?
400
The Catholic Church's rejection of utilitarianism.
What is 'no good can come from an evil act'?
400
According to Aristotle this will, of all things, most likely lead one astray.
What is pleasure?
400
Aristotle was referencing what character type when he asked, "When water chokes, what is one to wash it down with?"
What is vicious?
500
The notion that pleasure is the only good that exists.
What is hedonism?
500
One calls for loving your neighbor as yourself, the other looks for the greatest good of the neighborhood.
What is the difference between utilitarian and the golden rule?
500
Unlike Aristotle, these beliefs systems care about the overall wealthfare of humanity.
What are utilitarianism and Christianity?
500
Aristotle suggests employing this solution to help people find the mean.
What is the bent stick remedy?
500
John Stuart Mill presented a more palatable and polished version of this philosopher's study of utiltarianism?