Pindar–When Pindar writes of the wrestler Alkimedon, he mak…
Pindar–When Pindar writes of the wrestler Alkimedon, he makes a comparison to learning and teaching: “it is folly [to teach] if one hath not first learnt, for without trial the mind wavereth.” What does this suggest about excellence?
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Aristotle–For Aristotle, excellence or virtue is achieved by aiming at the intermediate or mean between opposite vices: at one extreme, excess (too much of a thing), and at the other extreme, defect (too little of a thing). Based on this definition, the virtue of courage would be the intermediate between what two vices? Select both.
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