题目信息
Distressed by his own personal tragedies, the Roman philosopher Cicero once asked himself whether a wise person should try to achieve the Stoic ideal of complete emotionlessness. Cicero reasoned that, however desirable the goal may be, a wise person could never attain it, since emotions are not simply irrational urges. They are, rather, a product of one's estimate of the goodness and badness of the events, people, and actions one witnesses.
Which of the following is an assumption required by Cicero's reasoning?
Which of the following is an assumption required by Cicero's reasoning?
A:Wise people inevitably evaluate at least some of the things they observe.
B:Irrationality makes evaluation of what one observes impossible.
C:Wisdom precludes attempting to attain what one cannot.
D:If evaluations are based only on reason, then they are inaccurate.
E:A wise person will not evaluate what cannot be directly observed.
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A:Wise people inevitably evaluate at least some of the things they observe.
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题目大意:罗马哲学家西塞罗(Cicero)因自己的悲剧而痛苦不已,他曾经问自己一个聪明人是否应该努力实现斯多葛式的完全无情感的理想。 西塞罗认为,无论目标多么理想,一个明智的人永远都无法实现这一目标,因为情感不仅仅是简单的非理性冲动。 相反,它们是一个人对见证人所发生的事件,人员和行为的优劣估计的产物。
题目逻辑:需寻找出能够支持上述论述的选项。
A.正确,可考虑如果明智的人不能评估任何事物,则上文不成立。
B.错误,因为根据西塞罗的逻辑,明智的人需要可以评估事物。
C.错误,并非可以支持论述的选项。
D.错误,与核心逻辑无关。
E.错误,西塞罗研究的是可观察的事物,而非不可观察的事物。
题目大意:罗马哲学家西塞罗(Cicero)因自己的悲剧而痛苦不已,他曾经问自己一个聪明人是否应该努力实现斯多葛式的完全无情感的理想。 西塞罗认为,无论目标多么理想,一个明智的人永远都无法实现这一目标,因为情感不仅仅是简单的非理性冲动。 相反,它们是一个人对见证人所发生的事件,人员和行为的优劣估计的产物。
题目逻辑:需寻找出能够支持上述论述的选项。
A.正确,可考虑如果明智的人不能评估任何事物,则上文不成立。
B.错误,因为根据西塞罗的逻辑,明智的人需要可以评估事物。
C.错误,并非可以支持论述的选项。
D.错误,与核心逻辑无关。
E.错误,西塞罗研究的是可观察的事物,而非不可观察的事物。


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