
Roger Crisp on Virtue
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The Virtue of Even Temper
Aristotle's doctrine of the mean doesn't just apply to feelings, he says. You don't have to be moderate in everything you do and that view has been confused over the centuries. What matters is achievement, performing virtuous actions according to Aristotel. In contrast a can't who thinks that having good will is what matters most in ethics does not lead a happy life.
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