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\nInaugural‐Dissertation  \nzur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophie der Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München  \nvorgelegt von  \nSusanne Schlee  \naus  \nBamberg  \nErstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Christof Rapp Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Erasmus Mayr Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 25.05.2023  \nAcknowledgements  \nI would like to take the opportunity to thank my supervisors Christof Rapp and Erasmus Mayr for enriching this thesis with your advice and guidance throughout the last years. Your feedback has helped tremendously in shaping this thesis. Furthermore, I owe thanks to Laura Valentini for sharing your ideas and agreeing to be part of the examination committee. Thanks is also due to Philipp Brüllmann for taking on the role as mentor and providing me feedback and motivation. I would also like to express my gratitude to George Sher, who has been so kind as to discuss early parts of this project with me over Zoom.  \nThank you also to Monika Betzler for allowing me to be part of the Munich School for Ethics in Practice. The group discussions and shared experience have helped tremendously in staying on track.  \nLastly, I want to say thank you to my family and friends, who have given me the support and love one needs for such a project.  \nContents  \nIntroduction............................................................................................................... 1  \n1. The Importance of Character (Responsibility) .............................................. 1  \n2. Theoretical Developments ............................................................................... 5  \n3. Research Question and Scope.......................................................................... 9  \n4. Chapter Overview and Theses ...................................................................... 13  \nI The Concept of Character................................................................................... 21  \n1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 21  \n2. Character Trait Classification ........................................................................ 25  \n2.1 The Identity and the Dichotomy View............................................... 25  \n2.2 An Alternative Classification............................................................... 28  \n2.2.1 Character Traits as a Kind of Personality Trait....................... 28  \n2.2.2 Moral and Non-Moral Character Traits ................................... 33  \n3. Character Traits as Manifesting Dispositions ............................................. 37  \n3.1 The Dispositional View and the Problem of Manifestation ............ 37  \n3.2 The Summary View............................................................................... 43  \n3.3 Manifesting Dispositions...................................................................... 45  \n4. Conclusion........................................................................................................ 47  \nII Theories of Character ........................................................................................ 49  \n1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 49  \n2. Global Traits ..................................................................................................... 51  \n2.1 Globalism and (Folk) Psychological Conceptions ............................ 51  \n2.2 Virtue Ethics and Global Traits ........................................................... 52  \n3. Local Traits ....................................................................................................... 55  \n3.1 Situationism: The Doubt about Cross-Situational Consistency...... 55  \n3.2 Locally Specified Character Traits ...................................................... 60  \n4. 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