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Kant's system of duties constitutes a Doctrine of Virtue because the duties also indicate what kinds of attitudes, dispositions and feelings are morally virtuous or vicious.
Allen W. Wood
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Allen W. Wood
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: January 1
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Seattle
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Allen William Wood
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