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    Rethink freedom during pandemics. Shifting from utilitarianism to virtue ethics helps understand COVID-19 restrictions not as constraints but as opportunities for moral choice and cooperation.

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    • Utilitarianism and negative liberty can foster opposition to restrictive measures.
    • Virtue ethics and freedom of the will offer a more nuanced perspective, supporting cooperation.
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    Conclusions:

    • The perceived conflict between freedom and pandemic restrictions is a philosophical construct.
    • Adopting virtue ethics and a robust concept of free will encourages conscious adherence to public health measures.
    • Virtue should guide individual and collective responses to public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.