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History of the Big "A"
On the Fence
Aristotle, Let me in
100
This is the name of the character type that does not change.
What is vicious?
100
Aristotle describes the 4 character types which are these.
What are vicious, virtuous, incontinent/soft, continent/enduring?
100
Aristotle was born in this region of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
100
The two extremes or vices of the Golden Mean are called these.
What is deficit and excess?
100
Aristotle moved to this location after being taught in Athens.
What is Assos?
200
This is the group of people that Aristotle calls "self-indulgent."
What is the vicious?
200
Included in the 4 character types are 2 subsets which are these.
What are soft and enduring?
200
Aristotle was sent to this location to study under Plato.
What is Athens (Academy)?
200
In order to help someone overcome a vice it is sometimes necessary to go toward the opposing extreme which is called this kind of remedy.
What is the "bent stick" remedy?
200
Aristotle founded this school in this city.
What is the Lyceum in Athens?
300
Appetites are in line with reason in these two character types.
What is the virtuous and the vicious?
300
This is the Greek word for character.
What is ethos?
300
Aristotle was called back to Macedonia in this year and for this reason.
What is in 343 BCE and to teach Alexander the Great?
300
This is the Golden Mean.
What is virtue?
300
According to Aristotle, this is the primary goal of humans (provide the Greek).
What is happiness (eudaimonia)?
400
Happiness can be defined as living with this.
What is virtue in line with reason?
400
Aristotle describes the virtuous character type as this.
What is a person whose appetites are in line with reason?
400
This is the name of Aristotle's school.
What is the Lyceum?
400
These are the vices of proper pride.
What are vanity and humility?
400
This is the area one should strive for that sits between excess and deficit.
What is the Golden Mean (virtue)?
500
When counseling others, people will appeal to this part of the human person.
What is the rational part?
500
One can predict another's actions by this.
What is observation?
500
This is the study of final ends.
What is teleology?
500
Murder, adultery, and theft are included in a unique category of vices that entails this idea.
What are vices that have no virtue attached to them?
500
This is the name of the work where we get all of Aristotle's ideas on ethics.
What is the "Nicomachean Ethics"?