Chapter 52 Self Quiz

. Wolf defines a “moral saint” as a person who

is as morally worthy as possible.

tries to be as religiously observant as possible.

dies for the cause of morality.

all of the above

. A Rational Saint is someone

whose happiness lies in the happiness of others.

who pays little or no attention to his own happiness, in light of the overriding importance of morality.

who never makes an error in reasoning.

acts morally only when it is in his rational self-interest.

. Wolf claims that the life of the moral saint—that is, a life lived perfectly morally—is

the best life and the one we are required to strive to live.

the best life but one we are not required to strive to live.

a life that is some key respects unattractive.

a positively bad life.

. Wolf claims that ultimately, philosophers must consider how to live from

the moral point of view.

the point of view of virtue.

the point of view of individual perfection.

a perspective that makes room for non-moral values.

. Wolf claims that allowing morality to dominate our lives

enhances our commitment to non-moral pursuits.

almost always ends up causing us to behave immorally.

enhances our sense of having an identifiable, personal self.

requires the lack or the denial of the existence of an identifiable, personal self.

. According to Wolf, moral saints cannot develop in themselvesa variety of non-moral virtues and social interests because they are completely consumed by being moral.

True

False

. Wolf claims that a necessary condition of moral sainthood is that one’s life be dominated by a commitment to improving the welfare of others or society as a whole.

True

False

. Wolf claims that, when it comes to admiring people, there seems to be a limit to how much morality we can stand.

True

False

. Wolf denies that moral sainthood requires the denial of the existence of an identifiable, personal self.

True

False

. Moral saints would spend the large majority of their time reading interesting books and creating and appreciating art, cuisine, and music.

True

False

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