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    Therefore, 'strength of will' is contingently required on... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Fulfilling imperfect duties requires strength of will and self-mastery (which Kant calls courage)

    Therefore, 'strength of will' is contingently required only given morally deficient character, not constitutively required by imperfect duties as such.

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    • 1.Morally virtuous agents naturally incline toward imperfect duties without internal resistance, making willpower unnecessary for them.
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    • 2.Willpower addresses motivational deficits; only those with deficient character experience such deficits regarding imperfect duties.
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    • 3.Constitutive requirements apply universally; since virtuous agents fulfill imperfect duties without willpower, it cannot be constitutive.
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    • 1.Even virtuous agents face competing legitimate goals and must exercise will to prioritize imperfect duties over other worthwhile pursuits.
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    • 2.Imperfect duties are inherently indeterminate (regarding when/how to fulfill them), requiring willpower for all agents to resolve this indeterminacy.
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    • 3.The distinction between deficient character and normal human psychology is unclear; most agents experience some resistance to duty.
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