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    A virtue that amplifies vice when possessed by the viciou... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Sound-mindedness is not only [always] fine, but also [always] good.

    A virtue that amplifies vice when possessed by the vicious cannot be unconditionally fine or good.

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    • 1.A property that makes harmful outcomes worse cannot be unconditionally good, since conditional badness undermines unconditional goodness.
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    • 2.Virtues should improve human flourishing universally. If they enable greater harm in vicious people, they fail this criterion.
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    • 3.Intelligence is virtuous but amplifies vice in tyrants. This shows virtues can be instrumentally bad, negating unconditional goodness.
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    • 1.A virtue's intrinsic goodness is independent of its consequences when wielded badly. Misuse doesn't negate the excellence it embodies.
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    • 2.Calling something 'unconditionally good' means good-in-itself, not good-in-all-outcomes. These are different standards.
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    • 3.Courage remains admirable even when a terrorist displays it. The virtue's quality doesn't depend on the agent's moral character.
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