Is personal moral inconsistency a challenge to overcome or embrace? This paper opts for the latter and argues for the Virtue of Encompassing the Contrary (VEC). According to VEC, an individual can balance and realize opposite values or virtues through time virtuously. This paper discusses critically various explanations given for moral inconsistency: Circumstantial Relativism, Moral Opportunism, the Consequentialist Solution, Moral Ambivalence, Kant’s Imperfect Duty and Dancy’s Moral Particularism. The paper argues that VEC fares better in answering the moral challenge of inconsistent behavior.

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包容对立的美德

个人道德不一致是需要克服或接受的挑战吗？本文选择了后者，并论证了包含相反的美德（VEC）。根据 VEC，一个人可以通过时间有道德地平衡和实现相反的价值观或美德。本文批判性地讨论了对道德不一致的各种解释：环境相对主义、道德机会主义、结果主义解决方案、道德矛盾、康德的不完美义务和丹西的道德特殊主义。该论文认为，VEC 在应对不一致行为的道德挑战方面表现更好。