What ethical character is
That ethical virtue, then, has to do with pleasures and pains is evident. And since ethical character, as its name implies, has its growth…
Category Ethics
What favour is
Favour seems to be friendship, but is not the same as friendship; for favour occurs both towards strangers and without their knowing it, but…
What is the difference between understanding and practical wisdom?
Understanding or lack of understanding in virtue of which we call men “men of understanding” or “men void of understanding”, are neither entirely the…
What courage is and how it stands between cowardice and rashness
Fear is not the same for all men, but we put down as fearful even something which is beyond human strength. This, then, is…
What choice is and how it stands with respect to the voluntary
Choice, then, seems to be identical with the voluntary, though it is not the same, since the latter is wider; for both children and…
Is courage teachable or natural?
Again, Socrates being asked whether courage is something teachable or natural, “I think,” said he, “just as a body is by nature more resistant…
The various kinds of courage
There are five kinds of courage that are called by a resemblance; for those who are well-known for their courage endure the same things…
What happiness is
All goods, then, are either without or within the soul, and of these those in the soul are preferable, just as we distinguish them…
The difference between chastisement and punishment
Chastisement occurs for the sake of the person punished (the one that is subjected to it), whereas punishment for that of the punisher (he…
The difference between love and friendship
If people are asked today “What is more important love or friendship?”, most of them reply “love”, defining it as a selfless feeling and…
