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Aristotle's Credibility Of Virtues

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According to Aristotle, virtue is defined as a disposition to behave in the right manner and exists as a state between two extremes: deficiency and excess. These extremes are vices. For example, when donating to a charity, you should be doing so for the right reason, and not for personal gain. Aristotle also would say that it would be unwise to donate an insignificant amount, say a penny, but also not your entire life savings. In this case, donating a penny represents an extreme deficiency, while donating your entire life savings represents an extreme excess. In order to be virtuous, we should donate somewhere in the middle of the vices. This way, we are not helping others at our expense.
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