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    It is not the case that The knowledge involved in wisdom is within the scope of the will and can fairly be the basis of moral evaluation.

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    • 1.Aristotle's account of phronesis requires habituation from youth, meaning practical wisdom depends heavily on circumstances beyond one's control.
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    • 2.If the epistemic foundations of wisdom are shaped by upbringing, culture, and luck, they cannot be straightforwardly 'chosen' by the will.
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    • 3.Moral evaluation based on knowledge that is contingently inaccessible due to unchosen formative conditions violates the fairness condition the argument itself invokes.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Susan Wolf's 'Reason View' establishes that moral responsibility requires the ability to act in accordance with reason, but reason itself can be systematically distorted by unchosen psychological or social conditions.
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    • 2.If an agent's capacity to recognize good ends is itself impaired by factors outside voluntary control, then the knowledge involved in wisdom is not uniformly within the scope of the will.
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    • 1.Wisdom's knowledge concerns general good ends and all-purpose means, not specialized scientific knowledge.
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    • 2.Specialized scientific knowledge is accessible only to those with the requisite talent and opportunity.
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    • 3.Wisdom's knowledge, by contrast, is accessible to anyone who chooses to pursue it.
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