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    It is not the case that If dignity tracks what persons have made of their rational nature through habituated choice, then sustained vicious agency genuinely diminishes one's dignitary standing relative to the virtuous person.

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    • 1.Dignity as intrinsic to persons (Kantian view) cannot coherently diminish through actions without collapsing into mere status or merit.
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    • 2.Vicious persons often lack capacity to reform; tying dignity to habituated choice may unjustly lock them into diminished standing permanently.
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    • 3.Character change is partially determined by circumstance, not choice alone; attributing dignity loss solely to agency ignores structural constraints.
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    • 1.Dignity based on rational agency means it reflects what we actively cultivate through choices, not merely possessing rationality.
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    • 2.Habituation literally reshapes character; sustained vice demonstrably weakens rational self-governance compared to virtue.
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    • 3.A framework where dignity is immutable regardless of conduct provides no rational basis for moral education or self-improvement.
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