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1、AristotelianViewoftheMeanandItsContemporarySignificanceabstract:accordingtothetheoryofthedoctrineofthemeanproposedbyaristotle,virtueisakindofthemeanbetweentwosortsofevils(oneisexcessandtheotherisdeficiency).thetheoryissoimportantthatgeneratesinsightforusinourdailybe
2、haviors.thus,thispapertriestodrawaclearpictureofwhatthetheoryisinthefirstpart,andinthesecondpart,thewaytofindthemeanissuggested,andinthethirdpart,thecontemporarysignificanceofthedoctrineofthemeanonourbehaviorsareillustrated.inthelastpart,aconclusionismade.keywords:t
3、hemeanaristotletheconceptofthemeanhasakeypositioninethicsofaristotle.itisthroughthisconceptthataristotlemakeshisvirtuetheorynotonlyconnectwithpracticallifewhilegobeyondtranscendentalismofplato,butalsoremainthecertaintyofvirtuewhilesurpassrelativismofsophists.1.theba
4、sicthoughtofaristotelianviewofthedoctrineofthemeanaristotleclaimsthatallactionshavethreetrends:twoofthemareevils,i.e.excessanddeficiency;theotheristhedoctrineofthemean.hebelievesthatvirtueisakindofthemeanbetweentwosortsofevils(oneisexcessandtheotherisdeficiency).exc
5、essanddeficiencyareinherenttoevilwhilethemeanisinherenttovirtue.then,whatonearthisthedoctrineofthemeanaristotlemeans？hethinksthemeanisappropriate.hesaystherearetworeasonswhyvirtueisso-calledthemean.firstly,becausevirtueisthemidpointbetweenthetwoevils,oneofwhichisexc
6、ess,andtheotherisdeficiency.secondly,thetwoevilscannotexceedorreachasuitableamountintermsofemotionsoractions.ontheotherhand,virtuecandiscoverandchooseasuitableamount.here,aristotleatfirstaffirmsthatthemeanisbetweenexcessanddeficiency.besides,hemakesclearthatthemeani
7、snotnecessarilyrightinthemiddlebetweenthetwoevils.instead,themeantakesupanappropriateproportion.however,healsopointsoutthatnotalltheactionsoremotionshaveamoderatedegree.2.methodofthemeanaccordingtoaristotle,theobjectoftheapplicationofthedoctrineofthemeaniscontinuous
8、anddivisible.hebelievestherearethreedifferentamountsasmore,lessandequalinsuchthings.however,howmuchisthemiddleamount?ineverythingthatiscon
