Nevertheless, in this respect, yi is different from other moral words. Let us contrast it with benevolence, for instance. Of course an act as well as an agent can be described as benevolent, but benevolence is basically a character of agents and its application to acts is only derivative. A benevolent act is the act of a benevolent man. As a character of moral agents, benevolence has more to do with disposition and motive than objective circumstances.
