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a pre-modern outlook. Talk of second nature can invoke everything implied by
the modern concept of Bildung, including what permits us to value distinctive
personality. (McDowell, 2002: 296)
In sum, the idea of Bildung has a twofold relevance: on the one hand, it
helps to clarify the reliability of the moral agent, as it is understood in the
light of virtue ethics; on the other hand, and because of its individualist and
liberal connotations, it allows us to avoid strong forms of communitarianism
(like “majoritarianism”).
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