GOLDENMEAN

Golden mean

In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. For example courage, a virtue, if taken to excess would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice.

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golden mean

Noun

  1. A position of balance between good and evil.


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