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Which virtue does Philippa Foot identify as benefiting community rather than self?


A) Temperance
B) Charity
C) Wisdom
D) Courage

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Your text cites several cross-cultural examples of virtue ethics. Compare and contrast at least two different cultural examples of virtue ethics, indicating specific virtues that each emphasizes. Describe the common thread that links these different traditions together as traditions of virtue ethics .

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According to MacIntyre, virtues depend on the practices of a culture.

A) True
B) False

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Using an example of a specific virtue, explain Aristotle's notion of the Golden Mean. What is Kant's criticism of this notion?

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Which of the following pairs are the two main virtues emphasized in Confucian ethics?


A) Courage and loyalty
B) Compassion and propriety
C) Wisdom and wit
D) Prudence and temperance

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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