: To be truly virtuous, an agent must: Act with knowledge . Choose the act for its own sake. Act from a stable character disposition. ⚖️ Book III: Moral Responsibility & Primary Virtues
Aristotle establishes that moral virtue is not innate but is acquired through —by repeatedly doing virtuous acts until they become part of one's character. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics, Books II--IV: Tr...
: We deliberate about means , not ends . Choice is "deliberate desire" for things in our power. The First Specific Virtues : To be truly virtuous, an agent must: Act with knowledge
: Acts originating in the agent with knowledge of the circumstances. : To be truly virtuous
: Acts done under compulsion or through ignorance (specifically of particular facts).