Unit 8 Quiz — Aristotle II: The Good Life and the Political Animal
Question 1 of 9
In the Nicomachean Ethics, why must there be a single highest good rather than an endless chain of ends?
What is the conclusion of Aristotle's function (ergon) argument?
How does Aristotle's view of happiness differ from the Socratic/Stoic position illustrated by his discussion of Priam?
Which best states Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean?
What is a hexis, and why does it matter for Aristotle's account of virtue?
On the question of akrasia (weakness of will), how does Aristotle correct Socrates?
What distinguishes phronēsis (practical wisdom) from mere cleverness (deinotēs)?
In the Politics, what does Aristotle mean by saying the polis exists 'for the sake of the good life'?
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Reconstruct Aristotle's 'function argument' (the ergon argument) for the conclusion that eudaimonia is activity of the soul in accordance with virtue, and state and assess the strongest objection to it.
What to cover: Lay out the argument's steps from the highest good to the human ergon and its excellent exercise; then raise a real difficulty (for example whether humans have a 'function' at all, or the role of external goods) and evaluate it.
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