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Wolf defines a "moral saint" as a person who:
is as morally worthy as possible.
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is as religiously observant as possible.
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dies for the cause of morality.
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all of the above.
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A Loving Saint is someone:
whose happiness lies in the happiness of others.
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who pays little or no attention to his own happiness, in light of the overriding importance of morality.
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loves all human beings equally.
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is morally perfect only in relation to those he loves.
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According to Wolf, a moral saint:
cannot read Victorian novels.
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cannot have a sarcastic wit.
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cannot have an interest in gourmet cooking.
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all of the above.
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Wolf argues that the desire to be as moral as possible tends to:
have the character of a stronger desire, which outweighs other desires.
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have the character of a higher desire, which subsumes or demeans other desires.
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be outweighed by other desires.
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none of the above.
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Wolf argues that moral sainthood does not constitute a model of personal well-being toward which:
it would be rational for a human being to strive.
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it would be good for a human being to strive.
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it would be desirable for a human being to strive.
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all of the above.
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Wolf claims that interpreting Kant's ethics so that it consists of a finite set of constraints:
yields an unattractive picture of moral sainthood.
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implausibly places an "upper bound" on moral worthiness.
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yields a theory that is too demanding.
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transforms the theory into a form of contractarianism.
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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.
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the best life but one we are not required to strive to live.
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not the best life.
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a positively bad life.
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Wolf claims that ultimately, normative questions must be assessed from:
the moral point of view.
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the point of view of virtue.
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the point of view of individual perfection.
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a perspective that is unattached to a commitment to any well-ordered system of values.
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