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Set 4: Central Ideas (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

The following text describes 'Stoic Cosmopolitanism'. The Stoics were among the first to articulate the concept of cosmopolitanism—the idea that all human beings belong to a single community based on a shared morality. Hierocles, a Stoic philosopher, used the metaphor of concentric circles: the self is at the center, surrounded by family, then neighbors, and finally the whole of humanity. The Stoic ethical task is to 'draw the circles in,' treating strangers with the same concern one affords to family, based on our shared possession of reason (Logos).

What is the core ethical task in Stoic Cosmopolitanism?

A. To prioritize one's own nation above all others
B. To withdraw from society to find inner peace✓ Correct
C. To extend moral concern to all humanity as if they were kin
D. To accumulation wealth for the community

Detailed Explanation

Choice C is correct. The text explains the task is to 'draw the circles in, treating strangers with the same concern one affords to family.'

Key Evidence:

• "treating strangers with the same concern"

• "single community based on a shared morality"

Why others are wrong: A (Opposite (Nationalism)), B (Epicureanism/Cynicism maybe, but not this specific concept), D (Not mentioned).

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