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    It is not the case that Aristotle himself concedes in Nicomachean Ethics III.5 that character, once formed through early habituation, constrains the range of choices available to the agent.

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    • 1.Constraint on choice-range is not uniquely about character; circumstances, ignorance, and coercion equally limit available options.
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    • 2.III.5 actually emphasizes that deliberation about particulars remains open even for habitually virtuous agents—constraining range ≠ eliminating agency.
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    • 3.If character merely constrains without determining, agents retain meaningful choice within that range, undermining the determinism the claim suggests.
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    • 1.Habituation shapes neural pathways and emotional responses, making certain choices psychologically easier or harder to execute.
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    • 2.A virtuous person with well-formed character finds vicious choices genuinely unappealing, not merely forbidden—this is freedom through constraint.
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    • 3.Aristotle's account matches empirical evidence: early childhood experiences demonstrably limit adult behavioral repertoires.
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