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    Virtue ethics as a practical guide requires that the virt... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The self-effacement objection does not seriously undermine virtue ethics.

    Virtue ethics as a practical guide requires that the virtuous agent act *from* virtue, not merely *in accordance with* it.

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    • 1.Acting merely in accordance with virtue while lacking virtuous motivation (e.g., helping someone only for reward) fails to develop genuine moral character.
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    • 2.The distinction between acting from virtue versus in accordance with it captures morally meaningful differences in agency and integrity.
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    • 3.Practical moral guidance requires cultivating the right motivations, not just producing right actions, to ensure consistent ethical behavior.
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    • 1.The internal state ('from virtue') is epistemically opaque and unreliable as a practical guide compared to observable compliance with virtuous conduct.
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    • 2.Requiring agents to introspect about their motivations before acting creates paralyzing psychological complexity that undermines moral decision-making.
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    • 3.Virtuous habits and dispositions naturally generate right actions through training; obsessing over motivational purity may be counterproductive to virtue development.
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