AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Aristotle, after expanding on Plato’s ideas about virtue, breaks down moral virtues into ____ kinds
A
9
B
10
C
11
D
12
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Aristotle, the moral virtues include: courage, temperance, self-discipline, moderation, modesty, humility, generosity, friendliness, truthfulness, honesty, justice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aristotle, one of the most influential philosophers of all time, developed a comprehensive system of virtue ethics that we can learn from even today.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plato leads us to the picture that virtue is an altogether separate existence from the virtuous person. For Aristotle on the other hand virtue is intrinsically intertwined with the virtuous person. Virtue actually is a state of being which aids the person living according to reason.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aristotle defines moral virtue as a disposition to behave in the right manner and as a mean between extremes of deficiency and excess, which are vices. We learn moral virtue primarily through habit and practice rather than through reasoning and instruction.

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