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The Principal Virtues and Vices

The document discusses two situations involving difficult decisions regarding friends and asks the reader to rate their choices based on Aristotelian virtues and vices. In the first situation, the reader must decide whether to tell their best friend that they will soon be laid off from their job right before their wedding. In the second situation, the reader must decide whether to tell one friend that another friend is experiencing depression, after the first friend complained about the depressed friend's behavior. The reader is asked to justify their choices and rate virtues like courage, moderation, pride, and friendliness.

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The Principal Virtues and Vices

The document discusses two situations involving difficult decisions regarding friends and asks the reader to rate their choices based on Aristotelian virtues and vices. In the first situation, the reader must decide whether to tell their best friend that they will soon be laid off from their job right before their wedding. In the second situation, the reader must decide whether to tell one friend that another friend is experiencing depression, after the first friend complained about the depressed friend's behavior. The reader is asked to justify their choices and rate virtues like courage, moderation, pride, and friendliness.

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The Principal Virtues and Vices: Practicing your Phronesis

Demonstrate what Phronesis is. Rate yourself by putting (/) on the particular virtues based for the following situations. You are to indicate what your considerations are in making
your decision. Edit this document and submit it in .pdf format.

SITUATION NO. 1. You have learned that your company is laying off your bestfriend right before her big wedding. Should you tell her about the impending layoff?

___ YES, ____ NO

Sphere of Action or Feeling Mean (Virtue) Rating


5 4 3 2 1
Excess Deficiency
Fear and Confidence Courage
Pleasure and Pain Moderation
Getting and Spending (minor) Liberality
Getting and Spending (major) Magnificence
Honor and Dishonor (major) Proper Pride
Honor and Dishonor (minor) Proper Ambition
Anger Good temper
Self expression Truthfulness
Conversation Wittiness
Social Conduct Friendliness
Shame Modesty
Indignation Proper Indignation
Enumerate your reasons for your decision.

1.

2.

3.
SITUATION No. 2. Your bestfriend, PERSON A confided that s/he is experiencing depression. Another friend, PERSON B, talked to you furious about PERSONS’A behaviour
towards him/her. Should you tell PERSON B that PERSON A is experiencing depression? ___ YES, ____ NO

Sphere of Action or Feeling Mean (Virtue) Rating


5 4 3 2 1
Excess Deficiency
Fear and Confidence Courage
Pleasure and Pain Moderation
Getting and Spending (minor) Liberality
Getting and Spending (major) Magnificence
Honor and Dishonor (major) Proper Pride
Honor and Dishonor (minor) Proper Ambition
Anger Good temper
Self expression Truthfulness
Conversation Wittiness
Social Conduct Friendliness
Shame Modesty
Indignation Proper Indignation
Enumerate your reasons for your decision.

1.

2.

3.

References:

Adopted from the following sources:

Pasco, Marc Oliver D., Fullente Suarez, V., and Rodriguez A. 2018. Ethics. C&E Publishing Inc.

https://www.cwu.edu/~warren/Unit1/aristotles_virtues_and_vices.htm

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