What Is the Point of Mengzi's Claim That a Carpenter

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is the point of Mengzi's claim that a carpenter or wheelwright "cannot make another skillful"?

• A) That one's capacity for virtue depends on one's nature, which varies from person to person.
• B) That only someone educated in ritual propriety can teach someone the skills that are genuinely important.
• C) That learning to be virtuous requires practice and reflection, not the learning of rules.
• D) That like carpentry and wheelmaking, virtue cannot be taught.

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