ARISTOTELIAN VIRTUE

By Valdemir Mota de Menezes, the Scribe:

The Aristotelian Virtue is a habit acquired, voluntary, deliberate, that is the right environment for the subject and not in relation to the object. Thus, the result is between lack and excess, but is neither this nor that. Virtue is a quality of good practice, other than addiction that is the practice of evil. Virtue is the middle ground, the mediocrity. Overeating, for example, is not virtuous but is not stop eating, but eating moderately is the middle ground.
It is therefore sufficiently clear that moral virtue is a middle ground, and in what sense are we to understand this expression? Half term is the balance between two vices, one of which involves excessive and the other, and this deficiency because its nature is directed to mediocrity in the passions and acts.



What we have said it follows that it is not easy
be good, because in all things, is difficult to find
the medium term. For example, find a means of
circle is not for everyone, but only for that
that knows how to do it, and, likewise, any
may rage, give or spend money - it is
easy, but do it to the person who should, as far,
on occasion, for the reason and the way they should,
this is what is not for anyone, nor easy.
So goodness is both rare and noble