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For more on the role of happiness in ancient ethics see Julia Annas. The Morality of Happiness (Oxford University Press, 1995).
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See Kristina Gehrman, “The Character of Huckleberry Finn” Philosophy and Literature (April 2018).
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Gehrman, K. Character: A Persistently Developmental Account. J Value Inquiry 55, 305–318 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-021-09817-x
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