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Aristotle and Confucius
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Aristotle and Confucius converge from independent traditions: both center ethics on cultivated character, formed by practice within a community's roles.
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The junzi and the person of practical wisdom are cousins: excellence built by habituation, displayed in ordinary conduct, learned from exemplars.
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Convergence, not identity: Confucian ethics runs on roles and ritual, Aristotle's on human function. The differences teach too.