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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.

Explanation

In his early philosophy, Wittgenstein held that meaningful statements describe facts about the world. Ethical judgments such as “good” or “bad” do not describe facts in that way, so they cannot be stated as factual propositions. This is why ethics fell outside the area his early work could explain; choice A gives that reason.

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