
The good is that at which all things aim ;
the good for man is happiness,
and happiness is the realization of man's essential nature.
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The virtue,or excellence,
of a thing is the full development of the potentialities of the essential natures ;
since man is essentially a rational animal,
the good for man is activity of the soul in accordance with reason.
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To act in accordance with reason,to be virtuous,
usually involves choosing the mean between extremes of conduct ;
for example,the virtue courage is the mean between rashness and cowardice.
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Some kinds of acts are inherently bad and no temperate action is possible in such cases :
for example,adultery and murder.
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The good life involves friendship with virtuous men and development of the intellectual virtues.
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The highest good for man is the contemplative life.
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