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    Challenges→A virtue ethical theory can be both extensionally and explanatorily adequate

    Expanding virtue ethics by importing normative concepts like rights or consequences creates theoretical pluralism, not a unified virtue-ethical framework.

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    • 1.Virtue ethics centers on character development; adding rights/consequences dilutes this unifying focus by introducing external normative standards.
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    • 2.A framework becomes pluralistic when it requires multiple irreducible normative principles; importing concepts signals incompleteness of virtue ethics.
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    • 3.Historical virtue ethics (Aristotle) was self-contained; modern additions suggest the original theory couldn't address contemporary moral problems alone.
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    • 1.Virtue ethics already contains consequentialist and deontological elements: virtues like justice inherently respect rights and involve weighing outcomes.
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    • 2.Importing external concepts into a framework doesn't create pluralism if they're systematically derived from and serve the framework's core principles.
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    • 3.All mature ethical theories eventually integrate multiple moral considerations; theoretical pluralism is a sign of sophistication, not theoretical failure.
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