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Aristotle saw virtues as a golden mean of "just enough," between twin vices of "too much" and "too little." Which of these would he DISAGREE with?
{ 1 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is the same for everyone.
{ 2 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is determined by a person of practical wisdom who knows about the case.
{ 3 } - To be courageous is to have just the right amount of fear in a given situation; it's a vice to have to much fear (and be cowardly) or too little fear (and be foolhardy).
{ 4 } - Not every mean between extremes is a virtue.
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Aristotle saw virtues as a golden mean of "just enough," between twin vices of "too much" and "too little." Which of these would he DISAGREE with?
{ 1 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is the same for everyone.
{ 2 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is determined by a person of practical wisdom who knows about the case.
{ 3 } - To be courageous is to have just the right amount of fear in a given situation; it's a vice to have to much fear (and be cowardly) or too little fear (and be foolhardy).
{ 4 } - Not every mean between extremes is a virtue.
What is "just enough" can depend on the person. What is too much for you to eat may be too little for Milo (a famous wrestler in Aristotle's time).
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Aristotle saw virtues as a golden mean of "just enough," between twin vices of "too much" and "too little." Which of these would he DISAGREE with?
{ 1 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is the same for everyone.
{ 2 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is determined by a person of practical wisdom who knows about the case.
{ 3 } - To be courageous is to have just the right amount of fear in a given situation; it's a vice to have to much fear (and be cowardly) or too little fear (and be foolhardy).
{ 4 } - Not every mean between extremes is a virtue.
Aristotle would agree with this.
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Aristotle saw virtues as a golden mean of "just enough," between twin vices of "too much" and "too little." Which of these would he DISAGREE with?
{ 1 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is the same for everyone.
{ 2 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is determined by a person of practical wisdom who knows about the case.
{ 3 } - To be courageous is to have just the right amount of fear in a given situation; it's a vice to have to much fear (and be cowardly) or too little fear (and be foolhardy).
{ 4 } - Not every mean between extremes is a virtue.
Aristotle would agree with this.
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Aristotle saw virtues as a golden mean of "just enough," between twin vices of "too much" and "too little." Which of these would he DISAGREE with?
{ 1 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is the same for everyone.
{ 2 } - The "golden mean" point of "just enough" is determined by a person of practical wisdom who knows about the case.
{ 3 } - To be courageous is to have just the right amount of fear in a given situation; it's a vice to have to much fear (and be cowardly) or too little fear (and be foolhardy).
{ 4 } - Not every mean between extremes is a virtue.
It isn't a virtue to be unjust or cruel to the right amount, neither too much nor too little. Instead, any amount of injustice or cruelty is a vice.
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