5/14/2011

Aristotle on Virtue

According to Aristotle, "those traits which an audience generally considers the components of virtue" include:

  • Justice
  • Courage
  • Self-Control
  • Poise, or, Presence (magnificence @ MEGALOPROPEIA)
  • Broad-Mindedness
  • Liberality
  • Gentleness
  • Prudence
  • Wisdom
Burke, Traditional Principles of Rhetoric, 55.

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