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QuizMultiple Choice

Unit 6: The Rise of Modern Western Philosophy — Final exam

Question 33 • Philosophy: The Big Picture

In his early work, Wittgenstein was not concerned with the role of ethics. Why not?

Answer
A
Ethics depend on words like “good” or “bad” that cannot be facts.
B
Other philosophers had covered this ground, so he did not need to add to it.
C
Ethics were not usually part of the 20th-century philosophical framework.
D
He lived in an era or relative peace and stability, so they did not seem important.
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