Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics, Books Ii--iv: Tr... Info

: The mean regarding fear and confidence. It is the willingness to face death or pain for a noble end.

Aristotle establishes that moral virtue is not innate but is acquired through —by repeatedly doing virtuous acts until they become part of one's character. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics, Books II--IV: Tr...

: Intellectual (taught) and Moral (habituated). : The mean regarding fear and confidence

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: The mean regarding fear and confidence. It is the willingness to face death or pain for a noble end.

Aristotle establishes that moral virtue is not innate but is acquired through —by repeatedly doing virtuous acts until they become part of one's character.

: Intellectual (taught) and Moral (habituated).