Aristotle
Aristotle was born in 384 B.C.E in Stagira, a small city in the northeastern part of Greece. He died in 322 B.C.E.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle/
Aristotle believed that living a moral life was the ultimate goal.
Aristotle defined what he called the “golden mean.” For Aristotle living a moral life means approaching every ethical dilemma by
finding a mean between living to excess and living deficiently, taking into account an individual’s needs and circumstances.
https://www.biography.com/scholar/aristotle
Aristotle believed rhetoric helped defend truth and justice. He believed that good rhetoric could educate people and
encourage them to consider both sides of a debate. Aristotle’s work explored how to construct an argument and maximize its effect.
https://www.biography.com/scholar/aristotle
Too much Inactive Lacking ability to move
Virtuous behaviour Good tempered
Too little Often expressing anger
Sometimes only a small degree of anger is appropriate. Other times, circumstances call for great anger. The right amount of anger is not some quantity between zero and the highest possible level. It is rather the amount - whatever it happens to be - that is proportionate to the seriousness of the situation.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/
Too much Insensitively fearless Reckless Careless Rash
Virtuous behaviour Courageous
Too little Scared Cowardly
The person who flees from every danger is cowardly. The person, who does not flee from anything, is rash. What is courageous falls somewhere between these extremes.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-epcc-introethics-1/chapter/aristotles-doctrine-of-the-mean/
Too much Overconfident Very ambitious Very career driven
Virtuous behaviour Confident
Too little Unambitious Sensible Shy Defeatist
Too much No pleasure Puritanical
Virtuous behaviour Moderate
Too little Too much pleasure Self indulgent
Too much care for money Meanness
Liberal
Too little care for money Spendthrift
Self depreciating
Honest
Boastful
Too much Narcissistic Egoistic
Virtuous behaviour Modestly proud
Too little Fearful Weak
Showing off Artificial
Tasteful style
Dull Colourless
Feeling shy Unassertive
Modest, humble
Feeling no shame Very assertive
Too much Very enduring
Too patient
Virtuous behaviour Hardness
Patient
Too little Little endurance.
Too impatient
Too much Altruistic Charitable
Virtuous behaviour Justice seeking
Too little Greedy
Malicious Evil
Feeling righteous indignation / unfair treatment
Envious Jealous
Overly forgiving Person that people walk over
Generous Good hearted
Unforgiving Vengeful
Too much
Virtuous behaviour
Nosey Desperate
Friendly
Spiritless
Gentle Easy going
Irritable
Witty
Impolite
Foolish
Too little Cold Little interest in others
Sources of inspiration https://www.biography.com/scholar/aristotle https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-epcc-introethics-1/chapter/aristotles-doctrine-of-the-mean/ https://iep.utm.edu/aristotl/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/ https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/the-great-philosophers-aristotle/