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    It is not the case that To wholeheartedly endorse the long-term shape of one's life, one must see that shape as consistent with one's happiness.

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    Reasons For

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Aristotle's own account allows that the magnanimous person may sacrifice happiness for noble ends, affirming this as the highest expression of virtue.
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    • 2.Wholehearted endorsement tracks rational coherence with one's deepest commitments, not consistency with one's happiness.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Bernard Williams argues that ground projects can constitute personal identity even when they systematically undermine the agent's subjective well-being.
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    • 2.If endorsement of one's life is grounded in integrity to ground projects, happiness becomes a contingent rather than necessary condition of affirmation.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Wholehearted endorsement of one's life requires affirming its overall trajectory.
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    • 2.A life structured around sacrificing happiness cannot be wholeheartedly affirmed.
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