Final exam in philosophy 2004-2007: virtue ethics

Each year, the final exam in philosophy consist of three questions with various sub-questions around a certain topic. In the period 2004-2007, the topics of the exam questions were the following:

Final exam of 2004:
1. Virtue ethics and dress codes
2. Marquis de Sade and vices
3. Avicenna and character development

Final exam of 2005:
1. Primo Levi and virtues in everyday life
2. Gustave Flaubert and reason versus feelings
3. Virtue ethics and nature

Final exam of 2006:
1. Madonna and the art of living
2. Tolerance as a virtue
3. Virtue and sports

Final exam of 2007:
1. Virtue ethics and taking care of animals
2. Hospitality as a virtue
3. Shame and forgiveness

The 'College voor Toetsen en Examens' (CvTE) is the Dutch quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation charged with administering the exams for Dutch secondary education institutions. The final exams of all school subjects are collected on the CvTE website. The links below refer to the final exams in philosophy from 2004 to 2007.

These final exams were taken by all students in Dutch VWO schools that chose philosophy as a core subject. More information on philosophy education in The Netherlands can be found here with the link below.

The final exam in philosophy takes 3 hours and takes place annually in the month of May.