According to Hursthouse, "To possess a virtue is to be a certain sort of person with a certain complex ________. (Hence the extreme recklessness of attributing a virtue on the basis of a single action.)"
A) spirit
B) reality
C) history
D) mindset

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According to Hursthouse, possessing a virtue requires a certain complex mindset or set of dispositions, such as courage, honesty, and compassion, which cannot be attributed based on a single action. Therefore, the best choice is option D, mindset.

According to Hursthouse, "To Possess a Virtue Is to Be