[MD] The End of Faith - Spirituality

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Ron Kulp <RKulp at ebwalshinc.com>:

> Ron:
> Arête is a social value; it was in the work of Aristotle that the doctrine of
> arête found its fullest flowering. Aristotle's "Doctrine of the Mean":
> 
>    "By an equal or fair amount I understand a mean amount, or one that lies
> between excess and deficiency.
> 
>    By the absolute mean, or mean relative to the thing itself, I understand that
> which is equidistant from both extremes, and this is one and the same for all.
> 
>    By the mean relative to us I understand that which is neither too much nor too
> little for us; and this is not one and the same for all."
> -Aristotle
> 
> In short, Balance Platt. Arête is balance. Better-ness is balance. Not
> domination.

According to Wikipedia, "arete" has a number of different meanings besides
Aristotle's.  The entry refers to Pirsig's use of arete as a synonym for Quality.




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