PHI 215 Philosophical Issues
Quiz 3 - Questions on Aristotle
Based on Aristotle for Everybody: Chapters 10 - 13

1. Give an example of 1) something that is a means only, 2) something that is an ends and means and 3) something that is an end in itself.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Different human beings want different things. How can Aristotle assert that all human beings, in wanting happiness for its own sake, want exactly the same thing?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. What is the difference between an acquired desire and a natural need?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4. How can one plan for "living well" be judged better than another?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5. Distinguish between bodily goods, external goods and psychological goods. Give examples of each.
 
 
 
 
 

6. What is the the relationship between Aristotle's definition of moral virtue and happiness?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

7. What is Aristotle's definition of temperance? Give an example of an exercise of temperance from your own life.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8. What is Aristotle's definition of courage? Give an example of an exercise of courage from your own life.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

9. Why is moral virtue by itself insufficient, according to Aristotle, to assure happiness (i.e., a fulfilled life)?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

10. How does moral virtue help us to deal with the twists and turns of fortune, according to Aristotle?