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    A person can possess sophrosyne yet lack courage, justice... — Carmelics
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    A person can possess sophrosyne yet lack courage, justice, or practical wisdom, remaining deficient in virtue as a whole.

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    • 1.Sophrosyne (self-control/moderation) is a distinct capacity governing appetites, independent of moral judgment or brave action.
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    • 2.A person can exercise restraint in pleasures while failing to act justly toward others or courageously against threats.
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    • 3.Ancient virtue theory permits partial virtues; incomplete virtue leaves one morally deficient despite possessing one component.
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    • 1.Aristotle's framework treats virtues as interconnected; practical wisdom (phronesis) necessarily integrates all virtues together.
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    • 2.True sophrosyne requires phronesis to discern *what* to be temperate about, implying one cannot fully possess it without wisdom.
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    • 3.Genuine self-mastery inherently includes just action and courageous integrity; mere appetite control without these isn't sophrosyne.
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