Aristotle

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Aristotle


Aristotle was born in 384 B.C.E in Stagira, a small city in the northeastern part of Greece. He died in 322 B.C.E.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle/


Aristotle believed that living a moral life was the ultimate goal.

Aristotle defined what he called the “golden mean.” For Aristotle living a moral life means approaching every ethical dilemma by

finding a mean between living to excess and living deficiently, taking into account an individual’s needs and circumstances.

https://www.biography.com/scholar/aristotle


Aristotle believed rhetoric helped defend truth and justice. He believed that good rhetoric could educate people and

encourage them to consider both sides of a debate. Aristotle’s work explored how to construct an argument and maximize its effect.

https://www.biography.com/scholar/aristotle


Too much Inactive Lacking ability to move

Virtuous behaviour Good tempered

Too little Often expressing anger


Sometimes only a small degree of anger is appropriate. Other times, circumstances call for great anger. The right amount of anger is not some quantity between zero and the highest possible level. It is rather the amount - whatever it happens to be - that is proportionate to the seriousness of the situation.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/


Too much Insensitively fearless Reckless Careless Rash

Virtuous behaviour Courageous

Too little Scared Cowardly


The person who flees from every danger is cowardly. The person, who does not flee from anything, is rash. What is courageous falls somewhere between these extremes.

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-epcc-introethics-1/chapter/aristotles-doctrine-of-the-mean/


Too much Overconfident Very ambitious Very career driven

Virtuous behaviour Confident

Too little Unambitious Sensible Shy Defeatist


Too much No pleasure Puritanical

Virtuous behaviour Moderate

Too little Too much pleasure Self indulgent

Too much care for money Meanness

Liberal

Too little care for money Spendthrift

Self depreciating

Honest

Boastful


Too much Narcissistic Egoistic

Virtuous behaviour Modestly proud

Too little Fearful Weak

Showing off Artificial

Tasteful style

Dull Colourless

Feeling shy Unassertive

Modest, humble

Feeling no shame Very assertive


Too much Very enduring

Too patient

Virtuous behaviour Hardness

Patient

Too little Little endurance.

Too impatient


Too much Altruistic Charitable

Virtuous behaviour Justice seeking

Too little Greedy

Malicious Evil

Feeling righteous indignation / unfair treatment

Envious Jealous

Overly forgiving Person that people walk over

Generous Good hearted

Unforgiving Vengeful


Too much

Virtuous behaviour

Nosey Desperate

Friendly

Spiritless

Gentle Easy going

Irritable

Witty

Impolite

Foolish

Too little Cold Little interest in others


Sources of inspiration https://www.biography.com/scholar/aristotle https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-epcc-introethics-1/chapter/aristotles-doctrine-of-the-mean/ https://iep.utm.edu/aristotl/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/ https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/the-great-philosophers-aristotle/


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