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What Are Virtues and Why Do We Need Them? | Fr. Michael Sherwin, O.P.

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This chapter discusses virtues as operative habits that perfect human powers for good actions, emphasizing the necessity of virtues to guide concrete actions. It also addresses challenges and misunderstandings surrounding the definitions of virtues and habit in moral terms, highlighting the importance of clarifying these notions in understanding virtue ethics.

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