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Because his "mean" is a relative mean, Aristotle is an ethical relativist.TrueFalse
According to Aristotle, the moral virtues are developed by practice.TrueFalse
Aristotle believes that Ethics is:a) a sustained reflection on the habits we should develop in order to live wellb) pointless, since I can never know in advance how to correctly "solve" a moral crisisc) not a useful field of study beause its premises and conclusions are only true for the most partd) no answer text provided
Aristotle's definition of moral virtue is "a state of character in which I am habituated to choose the mean between two vicious extremes, a mean which is relative to human beings and is determined by the person of practical wisdom."TrueFalse
Aristotle argues that we know that happiness is the goal of human life because:a) pleasure often accompanies happinessb) happiness is what spurs us to the rational lifec) happiness is final, self-sufficient and attainabled) no answer text provided
As discussed in the chapter, ___________, The Republic, refers to the practice of infanticide for diseased or disabled newborns
Aristotle thinks that pleasure often accompanies activities which help me to fulfill my function.TrueFalse
A child is said to be this when he inherits on allele for a specific disease, and another that is normal
Sickle cell occurs only when both parents are carriers of the ___________ gene
A variant form of a given gene, which may determine a trait such as having type O or type A blood
Human embryotic __________________ cells are the building blocks of life. Early in pregnancy, they begin to differentiate into all the body's specialized tissues and organs
A ______________ carrier is a person who carries a defective gene that, when combined in reproduction with a similar one from another person, may yield a genetic defect.
The study of methods for controlling the characteristics of future human populations through selective breeding
A term used to describe advancements in medicine based on the opportunities to regenerate tissues
The practice of altering DNA by splicing parts of one into another
Modification of these cells would not affect the genetic make-up of one's children
The treatment of genetic disease by the administration of genes to correct and absent or defective gene
A gene that must be present in both parents for a child to inherit it
A program of ________________ includes not only breeding but genetic intervention, and attempts to improve the gene pool by increasing the numbers of those with positive attributes
A gene that needs to be present in only one parent to have a fifty-fifty chance of affecting each child is called the _______________ gene