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    It is not the case that Kant's 'courage' model thus describes moral immaturity, not the telos of moral development, conflating effort with excellence.

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    • 1.Kant explicitly positions duty and struggle against inclination as the essence of moral worth, not a developmental stage to transcend.
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    • 2.Moral maturity may require ongoing vigilance against temptation; effortlessness could indicate moral complacency rather than excellence.
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    • 3.The framework conflates Kantian deontology with Aristotelian teleology, ignoring their fundamentally different ethical architectures.
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    • 1.True moral excellence involves acting rightly without internal conflict or strain, suggesting effort-based models represent an intermediate stage.
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    • 2.Aristotelian virtue ethics defines telos as habituated excellence where right action becomes natural; struggle indicates incomplete development.
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    • 3.Confusing effort with excellence risks valorizing moral striving over actual moral wisdom and character integration.
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