Knowledge of Virtue Requires Understanding the Mean
- Virtue is a balance between extremes, such as courage being the mean between recklessness and cowardice
- Knowing the virtuous path requires understanding this balance and applying it in context
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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics explores how moral knowledge is acquired through experience and habitual practice. It emphasizes practical wisdom (phronesis) as essential for applying ethical principles in real-life situations. The work is important for highlighting the role of reason and deliberation in achieving virtue and making sound moral decisions.
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