David Thoreau wrote, "The morally excellent, then, are constantly striving to discover and pursue the right. This is their whole duty, for, in the inquiry about what is right, reason alone can decide, and her [reason's] dictates are even identical with the dictates of duty." Which of the following philosophers is most likely to agree with Thoreau?

A. A. J. Ayer
B. Aristotle
C. Nel Noddings
D. David Hume


Answer: B

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