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    It is not the case that Aristotle's account in the Nicomachean Ethics holds that moral virtue is acquired through habituation guided by correction from those who already possess practical wisdom.

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    • 1.Reliance on mentors creates circular dependency: how did the wise person acquire wisdom if not through the same process, without prior guides?
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    • 2.Habituation alone cannot explain moral progress in unjust societies where existing practitioners embody corrupt values, not true virtue.
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    • 3.Individual moral reflection and rational deliberation play constitutive roles in virtue development that habituation theory underspecifies.
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    • 1.Empirical evidence shows children internalize moral norms through repeated practice and social modeling, supporting habituation as a mechanism.
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    • 2.Practical wisdom requires contextual judgment that cannot be fully codified in rules, necessitating mentorship from experienced practitioners.
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    • 3.Habituation explains how moral motivation becomes internalized rather than externally imposed, making virtue genuine rather than forced compliance.
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