Quoting Ron Kulp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
