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Question 70

Spot the false statement about Greek philosophy and Aristotle's doctrine of the mean.

  1. A virtue may avoid both too much and too little.
  2. The appropriate mean can depend on circumstances.
  3. The mean is not a bargain between virtue and wrongdoing.
  4. The mean is always the exact arithmetic midpoint.Correct answer

Explanation

For Aristotle, a virtue can occupy an appropriate mean relative to opposed excess and deficiency in action or feeling. That mean is sensitive to circumstances, so treating it as an automatic numerical midpoint is the false description.

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