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    It is not the case that Aristotle distinguished episteme from phronesis, holding that practical wisdom about particulars is irreducibly valuable and not subordinate to general principles.

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    • 1.Practical wisdom still presupposes general principles about human flourishing; it cannot operate entirely independently of them.
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    • 2.If phronesis were truly irreducible to principles, we could not rationally teach, criticize, or justify particular decisions to others.
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    • 3.Aristotle himself grounds phronesis in universal virtues, suggesting particulars serve universal ends rather than standing alone.
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    • 1.Moral situations often contain contextual nuances that universal rules cannot capture without losing practical applicability.
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    • 2.Experienced practitioners make sound decisions through cultivated judgment that exceeds what abstract principles alone can deliver.
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    • 3.Phronesis involves perception of particulars as morally salient in ways that precede and enable application of general knowledge.
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