: Acts done under compulsion or through ignorance (specifically of particular facts).
: Virtue is a "mean" state between two vicious extremes: Excess : Having too much of a trait (e.g., Rashness). Deficiency : Having too little of a trait (e.g., Cowardice).
This guide covers Books II through IV of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics , focusing on the edition translated with commentary by C.C.W. Taylor . 🏛️ Book II: The Nature of Virtue Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics, Books II--IV: Tr...
Aristotle investigates the conditions under which we are responsible for our actions and details the first two specific virtues. Voluntary vs. Involuntary Action
: We deliberate about means , not ends . Choice is "deliberate desire" for things in our power. The First Specific Virtues : Acts done under compulsion or through ignorance
: Acts originating in the agent with knowledge of the circumstances.
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. This guide covers Books II through IV of
: Intellectual (taught) and Moral (habituated).