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    If an action produces optimal welfare regardless of the a... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A proper function becomes a fully correct action (katorthôma) only when it is done virtuously.

    If an action produces optimal welfare regardless of the agent's virtue, it satisfies the strongest criterion for moral correctness.

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    • 1.Moral correctness should be evaluated by outcomes, not internal states, since consequences affect actual welfare.
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    • 2.Virtue-independent criteria prevent using virtue as an excuse to justify harmful actions with good intentions.
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    • 3.An agent's virtue is unreliable and variable, while optimal welfare is an objective standard applicable universally.
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    • 1.Optimal welfare is indeterminate—competing values, uncertain futures, and incommensurable goods make it unmeasurable.
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    • 2.Disregarding virtue risks endorsing exploitation or coercion if they happen to produce welfare outcomes.
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    • 3.Moral correctness requires agents to cultivate good character; a criterion ignoring virtue abandons moral development.
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