Types of Virtues
Virtues start with a number of things. For example, you have to think about and decide on the good goal you want to reach. Aristotle talks at length about different kinds of good character and the extremes between which each is the mean. For example,
Bravery is the state between being bold and being afraid.
Temperance is a balanced taste for good things.
A person who is kind avoids both being careless and not being kind.
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Summary of the Nicomachian Ethics by Aristotle
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