Aristotle | on the Good Life

question 29

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Aristotle | On the Good Life
In this excerpt from The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle explores what it means to lead a good life and how this is related to pleasure, pain, virtue, and character. He concludes that happiness, or pleasure, is the chief good, or end goal, of a well-lived life.
-Pleasure, to Aristotle, is the ___________ of activity that results when our faculties of sensibility, intelligibility, and contemplation are at their best.

• A) function
• B) beginning
• C) end goal
• D) condition

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Definitions:

Organizational Climate

The collective perceptions, attitudes, and expectations that define the work environment of an organization.

Work Ethic

A set of moral principles a person uses in their job, often characterized by diligence, reliability, and responsibility.

Immoral

Actions or behavior that go against accepted standards of right and wrong.

Intrinsic Motives

Inner drives or motivations to perform an activity for its own sake, because it is interesting or satisfying in itself.