EN 1106a29-36 The mean in relation to the thing itself

About this episode

This episode discusses Aristotle's concept of the mean in relation to the thing itself, exploring its implications in ethics and numerical analogy.

λέγω δὲ τοῦ μὲν πράγματος μέσον τὸ ἴσον ἀπέχον ἀφ' ἑκατέρου τῶν ἄκρων, ὅπερ ἐστὶν ἓν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸ πᾶσιν, πρὸς ἡμᾶς δὲ ὃ μήτε πλεονάζει μήτε ἐλλείπει· τοῦτο δ' οὐχ ἕν, οὐδὲ ταὐτὸν πᾶσιν. οἷον εἰ τὰ δέκα πολλὰ τὰ δὲ δύο ὀλίγα, τὰ ἓξ μέσα λαμβάνουσι κατὰ τὸ πρᾶγμα· ἴσῳ γὰρ ὑπερέχει τε καὶ ὑπερέχεται· τοῦτο δὲ μέσον ἐστὶ κατὰ τὴν ἀριθμητικὴν ἀναλογίαν.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Wenqi Li

Topics covered

• Aristotle
• philosophy
• mean
• ethics
• numerical analogy

Keywords

• Aristotle
• mean
• ethics
• numerical analogy
• philosophy
• mean in relation to the thing itself

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