The Golden Mean is the desirable middle ground between two extremes of behavior, one of excess and the other of deficiency. It appeared in Greece at least as early as the Delphic maxim “nothing in excess”, which was discussed by Plato. Aristotle analyzed the Golden Mean by saying that the virtues of character can be described as means between having too much and having too little. For example, courage is a virtue in the Aristotelian view, being the mean between recklessness (too much) and cowardice (too little).
- Excess
- Dearth
- Virtue
- Mean
The Mean between Excess and Dearth is Virtue!
Further Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_mean_(philosophy)
https://philosophybreak.com/articles/the-golden-mean-aristotle-guide-to-living-excellently/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/
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