Exam 11: Case Studies in Virtue

According to John McCain, humans are by nature self-centered and that compassion is something humans show toward others in distress because they are afraid the same calamity might happen to them.

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Question 41

Confucius defines the man of virtue as someone with a good head for business.

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Question 42

Contrast the conclusions of Lin Yutang and Jane English on the topic of parent-child relationship.

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Question 43

According to Jesse Prinz, empathy is required for moral judgment.

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Question 44

Lin Yutang predominantly criticizes the West for being indifferent toward our children and homeless people.

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Question 45

Mencius believed that nature is a complex duality of opposite forces working together, the forces of yin and yang.

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Question 46

Which of the following statements is true of altruism?

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Question 47

Discuss the quote from Schindler's List, taken from the Talmud, "Whoever saves one life saves an entire world." Compare the story of Schindler's List with Hallie's account of Le Chambon. Are there significant similarities and differences?

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Question 48

What does the Huck Finn story reveal about the necessity of reason and compassion in ethical action?

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Question 49

What does Hallie mean by negative and positive commands? Explain. Do you agree with him that positive commands are harder to live up to than negative commands?

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Question 50

Both Aristotle and Confucius believed that it is virtuous to exercise moderation.

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Question 51

The Japanese classic novel Kokoro focuses on the issue of

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Question 52

Mencius and Rousseau agreed that humans are good by nature, but they have been corrupted by the circumstances of life.

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Question 53

Ethical pluralism refers to multiple ethical viewpoints coexisting on our planet and within the same culture.

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Question 54

Schindler, in Schindler's List, originally hired Jews for his factory because

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Question 55

The parable of the Good Samaritan is intended to be taken as an allegory.

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Question 56

Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau agreed that humans are naturally compassionate toward each other.

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Question 57

Philip Hallie considered the virtue of compassion as an emotion and thought it was essential for the moral makeup of a decent human being.

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Question 58

Which of the following statements is true of the views regarding suicide?

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Question 59

Define Hallie's concept of institutionalized cruelty. What kind of cruelty is it? Why does it happen? What is the antidote?

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According to John McCain, humans are by nature self-centered and that compassion is something humans show toward others in distress because they are afraid the same calamity might happen to them.

Confucius defines the man of virtue as someone with a good head for business.

Contrast the conclusions of Lin Yutang and Jane English on the topic of parent-child relationship.

According to Jesse Prinz, empathy is required for moral judgment.

Lin Yutang predominantly criticizes the West for being indifferent toward our children and homeless people.

Mencius believed that nature is a complex duality of opposite forces working together, the forces of yin and yang.

Which of the following statements is true of altruism?

Discuss the quote from Schindler's List, taken from the Talmud, "Whoever saves one life saves an entire world." Compare the story of Schindler's List with Hallie's account of Le Chambon. Are there significant similarities and differences?

What does the Huck Finn story reveal about the necessity of reason and compassion in ethical action?

What does Hallie mean by negative and positive commands? Explain. Do you agree with him that positive commands are harder to live up to than negative commands?

Both Aristotle and Confucius believed that it is virtuous to exercise moderation.

The Japanese classic novel Kokoro focuses on the issue of

Mencius and Rousseau agreed that humans are good by nature, but they have been corrupted by the circumstances of life.

Ethical pluralism refers to multiple ethical viewpoints coexisting on our planet and within the same culture.

Schindler, in Schindler's List, originally hired Jews for his factory because

The parable of the Good Samaritan is intended to be taken as an allegory.

Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau agreed that humans are naturally compassionate toward each other.

Philip Hallie considered the virtue of compassion as an emotion and thought it was essential for the moral makeup of a decent human being.

Which of the following statements is true of the views regarding suicide?

Define Hallie's concept of institutionalized cruelty. What kind of cruelty is it? Why does it happen? What is the antidote?

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