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Published 2013-11-28
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Martin, C. (2013). An Ingenuous Account of the Doctrine of the Mean. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, 6(1), 31-57. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v6i1.497
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Abstract
Aristotle admits the possibility of many vices opposed to one virtue, but insists that there are always at least two, related as deficiency and excess. The doctrine that virtue is in a mean is thus both true and useful.
Keywords
- Aristotle,
- virtue,
- vice,
- mean,
- deficiency
- excess,
- ethics. ...More