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Chapter 53 Self Quiz
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Vitrano regards Taylor's and Wolf's views as
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suitable for appropriately disposed people.
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totally misguided, though well-intended.
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predicated on the same mistake.
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Vitrano argues that Wolf is mistaken in thinking that people mostly agree about which
lives are happy.
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activities are enjoyable.
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activities are objectively valuable.
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people are admirable.
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Vitrano suggests that Wolf might say an activity is worthwhile only if a person takes it seriously. What is Vitrano's response?
Then, the same activity could be meaningful or not, depending on one's motive.
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Some activities cannot be taken seriously.
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Fun activities are never taken seriously.
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Some activities are worthwhile even if not taken seriously.
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Vitrano argues that the notion of objective value _______ Wolf's theory.
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is irrelevant to
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strengthens
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weakens
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Without the idea of objective value, one could simply say that a life one finds enjoyable is the same as a meaningful life. What is Vitrano's objection to defining meaningful lives this way?
A life of enjoyment may be too selfish and morally deficient to count as meaningful.
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Why call it meaningful rather than just saying that it is happy or pleasant?
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The idea of objective value is a necessary part of the definition of meaningfulness.
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Different people may find different lives enjoyable.
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Vitrano thinks there are problems with both Taylor's and Wolf's accounts of meaningful lives.
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Vitrano holds that most people agree on which activities are objectively valuable.
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According to Vitrano, Wolf's theory is problematic because it relies on the notion of objective value, which is not explained.
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Vitrano objects to Taylor's theory because it counts any happy life as meaningful.
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Vitrano objects to Taylor's theory because Taylor incorrectly thinks that meaningfulness means more than contentment.
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