theorists

Question 1

the community takes precedence over the individual

Answer 1

Aristotle

Question 2

pleasure is not the same as happiness

Answer 2

Aristotle

Question 3

what is teleology

Answer 3

to seek a goal, to reach ones potential

Question 4

believes in the mean: avoid excess, seek moderation

Answer 4

artistotle

Question 5

had a high regard for the good, comparing it to the sun

Answer 5

Plato

Question 6

nowhere do we find the good; we only find good things

Answer 6

plato

Question 7

the closest we come to the good is in contemplation

Answer 7

plato

Question 8

the sameness of things

Answer 8

Levinas

Question 9

western thinker, never looked at others in a negative way

Answer 9

levinas

Question 10

the ethics of the face

Answer 10

levinas, the face of the other calls me to see another person as unique, to be responsible

Question 11

the face as unique

Answer 11

levinas, these unique things are “traces” of god, the good

Question 12

the face calls me to be responsible

Answer 12

the face of the other, the one in need, calls me to be responsible for them, to offer hospitality, to act ethically

Question 13

wanted to know how humans come to know things

Answer 13

kant

Question 14

deontological ethics

Answer 14

kant

Question 15

kant believed

Answer 15

human actions are morally good when done for the sake of duty

Question 16

good is only good if it is done out of goodwill and provides no personal gain

Answer 16

kant