What does Aristotle mean by saying that exercising the virtues is a matter of hitting the golden mean? Do you think that there are occasions when a virtue is exercised in hitting a deficiency or an excess with regard to an action? Does the golden mean promote mediocrity rather than excellence, as Aristotle intends? Use concrete examples to make your case. Is too vague or relativistic? Tie this to a particular narrative discussed in our textbook or lecture.
question 2 :Looking at Hallie’s analysis of institutionalized cruelty, why was it possible for the murders of six million Jewish people? Discussing Schindler’s List, analyze how compassion motivated Oscar Schindler to save over eleven hundred Jewish people. Do you see compassion as a virtue? Why or why not? Could compassion solve some of the social ills that we’ve seen over the last number of years?
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