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Question 11 pts Which two figures does Foot consider "best" when studying the virtues? Group of answer choices Aquinas Augustine Aristotle Plato Flag question: Question 2 Question 21 pts What does Philippa Foot mean when she writes that the virtues are "beneficial"? Group of answer choices Virtues help the lives of those around us go better. Virtue allows us to punish our enemies most effectively. Virtues help our own lives and the lives of those around us. Virtues help our own lives go better. Flag question: Question 3 Question 31 pts What is a weak-willed person, on Aristotle's view (according to Foot)? Group of answer choices Someone who follows pleasure though he knows better. Someone who follows the masses. Someone who follows instinct instead of training. Someone who backs down in a confrontation. Flag question: Question 4 Question 41 pts What is the chief benefit of Aristotle's work on virtues, according to Foot? Group of answer choices He was a Christian writer. He was a Pagan writer, so he didn't trouble himself with religious dogma. He clearly and consistently distinguishes the virtues. He was following a divine command - a mission from the gods. Flag question: Question 5 Question 51 pts Which of the following is a "part" of wisdom, according to Foot? Could be more than one correct answer - choose all correct answers. Group of answer choices Knowing the means to ends Knowing when knowledge is best used Knowing trivia from many fields Knowing how much ends are worth Flag question: Question 6 Question 61 pts What virtues does Snow associate with a good health care provider? May be more than one correct answer. Select all correct answers. Group of answer choices Professional Concern Kindness Loving Firmness Compassion Flag question: Question 7 Question 71 pts What are the characteristics of an unconscious process, as Snow explains the term? Check all and only the correct answers. Group of answer choices Involuntary Flexible Present to Awareness "Effortless" Flag question: Question 8 Question 81 pts How, according to Snow, can we develop virtues over time? Three of these answers are correct. Choose all three. Group of answer choices Represent virtue-relevant goals in memory. Tune out automatic cues. Perform virtue-expressive actions repeatedly. Activate goals by situational factors across situations. Flag question: Question 9 Question 91 pts Experts are formed in situations involving three crucial factors. Which is NOT one of them. Group of answer choices They rely on explicit theory to guide actions. They learn in situations that reward appropriate behavior. They learn from all possible sources. They spend time and focused practice in a domain. Flag question: Question 10 Question 101 pts How might the fact that you and I are raised differently actually help us become more virtuous, according to Annas Group of answer choices We might have more frequent opportunities to develop certain virtues. We might realize there are no ethical truths. We might encounter people who disagree with us. We might see that all actions are actually virtuous to someone. Flag question: Question 11 Question 111 pts Which of the following are ways to deceive someone, according to Mappes? Group of answer choices Coercion Lying Deceiving Lying and Withholding Info Flag question: Question 12 Question 121 pts Deception tends to violate which component of voluntary informed consent, according to Mappes? Group of answer choices Being Properly Informed Democratic Ideals Sexual Sovereignty Voluntariness Flag question: Question 13 Question 131 pts Mappes's position on sexual morality is derived from the work of which philosopher? Group of answer choices Immanuel Kant John Stuart Mill Plato Mary Midgley Flag question: Question 14 Question 141 pts Coercion tends to violate which component of voluntary informed consent, according to Mappes? Group of answer choices Sexual Sovereignty Democratic Ideals Voluntariness Being Properly Informed Flag question: Question 15 Question 151 pts When we impose a sacrifice on ourselves, we hope to make the gain ourselves. How is society different from individual morality, according to Rawls? Group of answer choices In society, none are forced to make sacrifices. In society, we all benefit from one another. In society, some are forced to sacrifice for others. There is no difference, according to Rawls. Flag question: Question 16 Question 161 pts How does Rawls characterize a "teleological" theory? Group of answer choices The right is becoming a full person. The good is pleasure. The right is maximizing goodness. The good is divine worship. Flag question: Question 17 Question 171 pts According to Ross, does (hedonistic) utilitarianism answer the question, "Is there any general character which makes right acts right?" Group of answer choices Right actions maximize advantage or pleasure of the agent (the person performing the action). There are no right actions. Right actions are socially approved. Right actions maximize total pleasure, regardless of whether it comes to the agent (the one performing the action) or another. Flag question: Question 18 Question 181 pts What, according to Ross, is the core idea of Professor (G.E.) Moore's view of right action (It's called ideal utilitarianism)? Group of answer choices Right actions are those agreed upon by society. Right actions are those approved by God or gods. There is no such thing as right actions. Right actions are those that are productive of the most good. Flag question: Question 19 Question 191 pts What challenge does Ross level against the egoist? Group of answer choices We need a further reason to do things that are good for ourselves. No one can define right and wrong. No one can define good and bad. Some actions that seem right also seem to require that we help others even if it hurts us in the process. Flag question: Question 20 Question 201 pts According to Moore's view, what should we do when we have made a promise but by breaking the promise, we could do more good? Group of answer choices Keep the promise as it is a perfect obligation. Create more good. Either action is right in this case. Either action is wrong in this case.

Oh, the pursuit of virtue, a noble endeavor indeed. When one delves into the teachings of the great philosophers, such as Aquinas, Augustine, Aristotle, and Plato, one cannot help but be enlightened by their wisdom. Philippa Foot, in her discourse on the virtues, posits that virtues are indeed beneficial. Ah, but what does she mean by this? Does she suggest that virtues aid in the flourishing of not only our own lives but also the lives of those around us? Does she imply that the cultivation of virtues allows us to navigate the complexities of human interactions with grace and wisdom? And what of Aristotle's view on the weak-willed? A person who succumbs to pleasure despite knowing better, ah, a tragic figure indeed. But fear not, for Aristotle's work on virtues shines a beacon of hope in the darkness of moral confusion. His clear and consistent distinctions between virtues illuminate the path towards a life well-lived. And as we ponder the essence of wisdom, let us not forget that knowing the means to ends is but a mere part of the grand tapestry of virtue. Snow, in his musings on the virtues of a good healthcare provider, brings forth such qualities as professional concern, kindness, loving firmness, and compassion as the pillars of excellence in the healing arts. And as we strive to develop virtues over time, let us heed Snow's advice to represent virtue-relevant goals in memory, to tune out automatic cues, and to perform virtue-expressive actions repeatedly. Ah, such a noble pursuit, the cultivation of virtue, for it is through the practice of virtue that we may strive towards the noblest of endeavors, the realization of our true potential as moral beings.