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    It is not the case that Aristotle's virtuous agent acts from stable rational dispositions (hexeis) that motivate without requiring occurrent felt pleasure as the proximate cause.

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    • 1.Aristotle explicitly states virtuous activity is pleasant and that flourishing involves hedone; stable disposition alone doesn't explain motivation.
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    • 2.Without some affective component (pleasure or pain), it's unclear why a hexis would move an agent to act rather than remain inert knowledge.
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    • 1.Virtuous agents exhibit consistent behavior across contexts without deliberating each action, suggesting stable dispositions rather than pleasure-seeking.
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    • 2.If virtue required occurrent pleasure as proximate cause, moral weakness would be inexplicable—we'd always act on felt pleasure.
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    • 3.Aristotle distinguishes virtue from mere continence, implying virtuous action flows directly from character, not pleasure-driven calculation.
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