According to the doctrine of the mean, as put forth by Confucius and Aristotle, ________.
A. virtue in most cases entails seeking the mean between deficit and excess
B. virtue always entails seeking the middle road between two vices
C. meanness is the greatest vice and compassion or empathy, the greatest virtue
D. you should say what you mean and mean what you say
Answer: A
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a. egoistic b. hedonistic c. consequentialist d. metaphysical
According to Joseph Campbell, sacred stories help humans to connect to the sacred aspects of their own __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) Being too broad. B) Being too narrow. C) Being vague. D) Being obscure. E) Being negative.
Russell believed that ordinary language is adequate to talk about reality
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.