1 Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology (Maoming, China)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/36/2
Received: 10 October 2025 / Accepted: 23 December 2025 / Published: 1 February 2026
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Keywords: human nature, ethics, psyche, “habitual” manner
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