Homework Help: English

Posted by Amy on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5:19pm.

Aristotle's Virtues:
Vice of Excess: Rashness
the Virtuous Mean: Courage
Vice of Deficiency: Cowardice

I'm just confused.
Would the "Vice of Deficiency" mean the deficiency of the virtuous mean? Meaning is cowardice the deficiency of courage??

OR does the "vice of Deficiency" mean the deficiency of cowardice, meaning that you have too little cowardice.

So I'm confused between does the Vice of Deficiency mean that "you have too little cowardice" OR you have a deficiency of courage which is cowardice?

English - Writeacher, Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5:28pm
http://www.gradesaver.com/aristotles-ethics/study-guide/section2/

Read carefully and let us know what you decide.
English - Amy, Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5:35pm
I thought cowardice would be the deficiency of courage and not the "vice of deficiency" being the deficiency of cowardice.
English - Amy, Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5:36pm
I just confused if in generally the vice of deficiency means the "definicency of the mean" or the deficiency of what is stated.
English - Amy, Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5:37pm
I'm just confused if in generally the vice of deficiency means the "definicency of the mean" OR the deficiency of what is stated.
English - SraJMcGin, Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 6:00pm
Perhaps some of the following links will explain it better:

http://www.google.com/search?q=explain+the+vice+of+deficiency+in+Aristotle%27s+Virtues&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Sra

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