Mahumot, Damien Miguel A.

GED104 / B21
TASK COMPILATION 2

Reading Comprehension Task (p. 103) 

1. Instrumental Good – Ultimate Good

- Instrumental good is beneficial under specific circumstances. Disparity's instrumental

good is only excellent because of its role in promoting other good things; ultimate
good is a natural feature of it. It has a natural connection to inner well-being.
Happiness, according to Aristotle, is the highest good because it is an end in itself.

2. Pleasure – Happiness

- According to Aristotle, pleasure is not the goal of every human because every pleasure
is not good. The utmost good, he claimed, is excellent by nature. We can feel pleasure
in a wide range of activities, both positive and unpleasant. The difference between
pleasure and happiness is that we choose happiness as a goal in and of itself. Pleasure
is not the highest good, hence it does not equal happiness.

3. Virtue – Vice

- According to Aristotle, virtue as a temperament means acting in the correct style and
in a manner that is halfway between insufficiency and exuberance, both of which are
vices. He preferred to describe virtue by habit and process rather than reasoning and
command. Virtue is the result of appropriate behavior in the face of suffering and
pleasure. In theology, vice was defined as the lack of attention to virtue, although
Aristotle depicted virtue as a middle ground between two opposing "vices."

4. Intellectual Virtue – Moral Virtue

- Intellectual virtue comes from teaching, but moral virtue comes from habit. Moral
principles such as candor, sincerity, devotion, friendliness, kindness, and integrity
produce virtues. When someone has assimilated these ideals and made them a part of
their personality and character. Developing moral character, on the other hand, is
impossible without a strong brain. A sharp and clear mind aids us in observing life and
learning from our own and others' experiences. As a result, there is a link between
intellectual and moral excellence. However, this does not imply that intellectual
comprehension of a moral concept is a virtue in and of itself. Before we can call
someone virtuous, they must exercise virtue.
 5. Science and Technology – The Good Life

- Good living defines who we are and how we engage with science and technology as
components of our environment and with one another. Science and technology as a
whole are among the highest expressions of human capabilities and tools that can help
us live a happy life, especially when those who use science and technology are moral.
As a result, a person might be harmed and corrupted by science and technology that
lacks virtue.

Field Study (p. 109)

Lactose
Hidden Sugar Found in the Label

Description:

Lactose, a disaccharide is a sugar made up of galactose and glucose subunits. Lactose is found in
milk in amounts ranging from 2–8%. The name derives from lac, the Latin word for milk,
combined with the sugar suffix -ose. As an important sugar in manufacturing milk, it is also part
of the top source of saturated fat in the American diet, contributing to heart disease, type 2
diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease.