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The document compares and contrasts five key terms from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: 1) Instrumental good is good because it supports ultimate good, which is an end in itself like happiness. 2) Pleasure differs from happiness in that happiness is the ultimate good we seek for its own sake, not pleasure. 3) Virtue is a mean between excess and deficiency, while vice is the absence of virtue. 4) Moral virtue develops through habit but intellectual virtue does not; they are related but intellectual understanding alone is not virtue. 5) Science and technology can help or hinder living a good life depending on whether their users also have moral virtue.

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The document compares and contrasts five key terms from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: 1) Instrumental good is good because it supports ultimate good, which is an end in itself like happiness. 2) Pleasure differs from happiness in that happiness is the ultimate good we seek for its own sake, not pleasure. 3) Virtue is a mean between excess and deficiency, while vice is the absence of virtue. 4) Moral virtue develops through habit but intellectual virtue does not; they are related but intellectual understanding alone is not virtue. 5) Science and technology can help or hinder living a good life depending on whether their users also have moral virtue.

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Exercise 1.

Reading Comprehension Task

Aaron Gabriel T. Jamison

GED104-FOPI01

Instructions: Compare and contrast each pair of terms related to Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics as
discussed in this section.

1. Instrumental Good – Ultimate Good


Aristotle claimed that in some circumstances, instrumental good is good. The only reason that
instrumental good by disparity is good is that they support other good things; ultimate good is a
natural component of it. It is placed in a logical relationship to inner goodness. According to
Aristotle, happiness is the highest good because it is a goal in and of itself.
2. Pleasure – Happiness
According to Aristotle, not everyone seeks pleasure since not all pleasures are beneficial. The
highest good, according to him, is natural good. Different activities might make us happy,
whether they are good or unpleasant. Happiness differs from pleasure in that we choose
happiness as a goal in and of itself. Pleasure is not happiness because it is not the utmost good.
3. Virtue – Vice
Aristotle defined virtue as temperament as acting in the right way and in a path between the
extremes of excess and inadequacy, both of which are vices. Instead of reasoning and
command, he preferred to describe virtue primarily through habit and procedure. Possessing
the appropriate behavior in the face of pain and pleasure leads to virtue. Theology defined vice
as the absence of virtue, but Aristotle depicted virtue as a course between two opposing "vices."
4. Intellectual Virtue – Moral Virtue
While moral virtue develops by habit, intellectual virtue does not. Truthfulness, sincerity,
commitment, friendliness, kindness, integrity, and other moral characteristics all culminate in
virtues. When a person internalizes these ideas and makes them a part of their identity and
character, however, moral integrity cannot be developed without a strong brain. Our ability to
observe life and draw lessons from our own and other people's experiences is aided by a sharp
mind. As a result, moral virtue and intellectual virtue are related. However, it does not follow
that intellectual comprehension of a moral concept is a virtue. Before we can label someone as
virtuous, they must demonstrate integrity.
5. Science and Technology – The Good Life
We interact with science and technology as elements of our environment and one another
based on our values of a good life and virtue. One of the highest expressions of human talents
and instruments that can assist us in living a decent life is science and technology, mainly if
those who use them possess and uphold moral virtue. Therefore, science and technology devoid
of virtue might put someone in danger and corrupt them.
Assignment 7. Field Study

Instructions: As a take-home task, inspect the packaging of a food item that you regularly consume. Cut
the part of the Packaging that shows the nutritional label and paste it on the space below. What sugar,
disguised in an unfamiliar term, is found on the label? Research on the definition and effects of the
hidden sugar you found on the label.

Glucose Syrup
` Hidden Sugar Found on the Label
Description:
Acid hydrolysis of starches from potatoes, wheat, and occasionally barley, rice,
and cassava results in the creation of glucose syrup. It is mostly used as a
thickening, sweetener, and humectant, a chemical that keeps food fresh, in
professionally made food products. This syrup is a rich supply of sugar and
calories rather than fat or protein. One's risk of developing a number of illnesses,
including obesity, high blood sugar, poor oral health, high blood pressure, and
heart disease, may rise as a result.

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