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    It is not the case that Gilbert Ryle's distinction between dispositional and episodic concepts shows character traits are behavioral tendencies, not constitutive elements of individual action-tokens.

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    • 1.Dispositions require categorical bases; virtues may involve constitutive values, emotions, or perceptions intrinsic to each act.
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    • 2.A single heroic act can express character formation that shapes future agency—not merely indicate statistical behavioral probability.
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    • 3.The distinction between dispositional and episodic may be conceptual rather than metaphysically fundamental to human action.
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    • 1.Dispositions like courage explain why someone acts bravely across multiple situations, not what constitutes any single brave act.
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    • 2.Individual actions are episodic events with specific causes; character traits persist and manifest through patterns of behavior.
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    • 3.Identifying traits with action-tokens conflates explaining behavior with describing its physical or intentional constituents.
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