Are virtues even real? Or are they just constructs, abstractions like every other abstraction, created to prevent individuals from gaining power?
Discussion
One way of looking at this is that yes, they are constructs, but in the paradoxical service of freedom or power. A master musician or martial artist needs rules to start with, scales and kata for example. The rules can judiciously be thrown away at times too. Knowing how and when to remove the constraints - that's the difficult part, although experience definitely comes into play here. Just an opinion 👍