Some
Aristotelian Virtues and Vices
Excess |
Mean
(Virtue) |
Deficiency |
Concerning . |
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recklessness |
courage |
cowardice |
confidence
in the face of danger |
cowardice |
courage |
foolishness |
fear |
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self-indulgence |
self-control |
insensibility,
apathy |
love of
animal pleasures |
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extravagance |
generosity |
stinginess |
giving
and spending wealth |
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indiscriminate
or greedy
taking |
generosity |
extravagance
(in the sense of not taking what is due you) |
taking
and keeping wealth |
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vulgarity
or gaudiness |
magnificence |
stinginess |
suitable
expenditure on a grand scale
(for feasts and ceremonies) |
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vanity |
high-mindedness or pride |
small-mindedness
or too
little self regard |
a sense
of how much honor one
deserves |
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(excessive) ambition |
nameless virtue |
lack of
ambition |
desire
for honor |
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short
temper or
irritability |
gentleness |
apathy |
anger |
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obsequiousness |
friendliness or considerateness |
grouchiness |
putting
up with others in social situations |
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boastfulness
or pretension |
truthfulness |
self-depreciation |
estimation
of one's qualities |
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buffoonery |
wit |
boorishness
or humorlessness |
humorous
sociability |
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greed
(taking more than
your fair share) |
Justice |
acquiescence
(allowing others to gain
unfairly at your expense) |
seeking
benefits for oneself in interactions
with others |
Some other (possible) virtues
panic,
hysteria |
caution |
denial |
care in
the face of danger |
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servility |
obedience |
rebelliousness |
doing as
one is told by 'superiors' |
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promiscuity |
chastity |
prudishness |
sexual
desire |
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tactlessness |
honesty |
mendacity |
telling
the truth |
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sentimentality |
compassion |
callousness |
concern
for the welfare of others |
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lunacy,
goofiness |
creativity |
stodginess,
lack of imagination |
ability/willingness
to think outside
of established patterns |
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(excessive loyalty?) |
loyalty |
fickleness,
betrayal |
sticking
by your friends, etc. |