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    It is not the case that The candidate for this initiation should begin devoting himself to the beauties of the body as early as possible.

    ?Set your confidence on the premises below to see your aggregate.

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    • 1.Plotinus argues that beauty of soul precedes and grounds bodily beauty, making corporeal devotion a metaphysically inferior starting point.
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    • 2.Beginning with bodily beauty risks fixating the soul at the lowest rung of the Platonic ascent, producing lovers of spectacle rather than lovers of wisdom.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Aristotle's habituation theory holds that early moral formation shapes character toward its object, making early devotion to bodily beauty likely to entrench superficial valuation.
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    • 2.If virtue requires perceiving beauty in actions and souls as primary, then orienting early education toward bodies cultivates a disposition incompatible with eudaimonia.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.The candidate's efforts must be rewarded.
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    • 2.Early devotion to bodily beauty is necessary for the efforts to be rewarded.
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