Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Teleological ethics puts the emphasis on consequences in determining moral rightness or wrongness.
2. Aristotle’s ethics emphasized the importance of virtuous character.
3. According to your text, two different motives could never lead to identical actions.
4. According to your text, two acts may have opposite results and be equally good.
5. According to your text, the purpose of morality has only the negative goal of preventing harm.
T 1. Teleological ethics puts the emphasis on consequences in determining moral rightness or wrongness.
T 2. Aristotle’s ethics emphasized the importance of virtuous character.
F 3. According to your text, two different motives could never lead to identical actions.
T 4. According to your text, two acts may have opposite results and be equally good.
F 5. According to your text, the purpose of morality has only the negative goal of preventing harm.
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