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    It is not the case that MacIntyre argues in 'After Virtue' that the self is constituted by narrative traditions that precede and condition any exercise of rational reflection.

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    • 1.Individuals demonstrably revise, reject, or transcend the narrative traditions of their origin through critical reflection and choice.
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    • 2.If traditions fully constitute the self, MacIntyre cannot explain how reform movements and dissenters emerge within traditions.
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    • 3.The claim conflates causal influence (traditions shape us) with constitutive determination (traditions make us what we are entirely).
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    • 1.Humans acquire language, concepts, and moral frameworks from their community before developing autonomous reasoning capacity.
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    • 2.Our sense of identity remains deeply tied to inherited stories, cultural roles, and historical contexts we did not choose.
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    • 3.Purely individual rational reflection without cultural grounding produces incoherent or nihilistic conclusions about meaning and purpose.
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