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    It is not the case that If character traits are merely probabilistic dispositions rather than constituents of actions, the justification of a specific act can be evaluated independently of the agent's standing traits.

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    • 1.Character traits causally shape how agents interpret situations and deliberate, so they are internal to action-justification itself.
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    • 2.We justifiably hold agents accountable only when dispositions sufficiently explain their behavior; ignoring traits obscures this mechanism.
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    • 3.A single act viewed in isolation lacks the context needed to determine if it reflects weakness, coercion, or genuine moral failure.
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    • 1.Acts are discrete events; their rightness depends on consequences and intentions at that moment, not historical patterns.
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    • 2.If traits only probabilistically influence behavior, they cannot be constitutive of specific actions, only correlated with them.
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    • 3.A kind person's cruel act deserves independent moral evaluation; judging it solely by their trait would commit the fallacy of composition.
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