Virtue Theory-Key Terms

Question 1

Arete

Answer 1

Greek word meaning virtue

Question 2

Ethos

Answer 2

Greek word meaning character of person

Question 3

Eudiamonia

Answer 3

End purpose of human life is happiness or flourishing

Question 4

Hexis

Answer 4

A persons manner or behaviour

Question 5

Golden mean

Answer 5

The middle way between the vices of excess and deficiency

Question 6

The sophron

Answer 6

People who find it easy to be moderate with little effort

Question 7

The Enkrates

Answer 7

People who need to work hard but can achieve virtue

Question 8

The Akrates

Answer 8

People who are very weak willed and cannot overcome temptation

Question 9

Instumental good

Answer 9

Something considered as means to some other good, leads to another good

Question 10

Intrinsic good

Answer 10

Something that is good in itself

Question 11

Deontological

Answer 11

Greek meaning duty

Question 12

Teleological

Answer 12

From greek “telos” meaning end goal or purpose

Question 13

Empiricist

Answer 13

All knowledge comes from sense experience

Question 14

Absolute

Answer 14

Universally valid, unaltered

Question 15

Relative

Answer 15

Without binding laws dependant on context or situation

Question 16

Beatitudes

Answer 16

Supreme blessedness (8 moral virtues from jesus)