“Acts are called just or temperate only if done as a virtuous person would do them.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 4(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical behavior is your life’s smart assistant — just as Siri fails without WiFi and intent, virtuous acts require wisdom (📡), intentionality (🎯), and integrity (🔒). … Read more
“Virtue requires knowledge, choice, and a stable character; mere action is insufficient.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 4(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical living is a three-factor authentication system — knowledge (password), choice (SMS code), and character (fingerprint) must align. Like a smartphone rejecting forced smiles for FaceID, true virtue fails without … Read more
“Virtue and vice are voluntary; we become unjust by choosing unjust acts.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical living is your life’s character creator — every choice (like a video game dialogue option) codes your moral DNA. Skip homework once → unlock “Cheater” trait; tutor peers daily … Read more
“Moral virtue is formed by habit, as a harpist becomes skilled by harping.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 1(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical growth is your brain’s Spotify algorithm — the more you “play” honesty playlists (🎵), the stronger your moral neural pathways. Like mastering guitar chords through daily practice, virtue … Read more
“The legislator makes citizens good by habituating them to virtuous acts.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 1(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Social systems are humanity’s habit-tracker apps — just as school schedules condition study routines, ethical policies (like recycling laws) code virtue into muscle memory. Imagine Duolingo for morality: daily “good deed … Read more
“Virtue is destroyed by excess and deficiency but preserved by the mean, as health is by moderate diet.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 2(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethics are your life’s nutrition tracker — just as 5,000-calorie binges and 800-calorie diets both wreck health, moral balance thrives on steady “meal prep” … Read more
“To hit the mean is hard, especially in particulars; for perception, not reason, must judge each case.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 9(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical living is smartphone autofocus — textbook rules (📖) often miss real-life complexity, while situational awareness (👁️) dynamically adjusts. Like night mode cameras balancing light/dark, … Read more
“We must bend ourselves away from our natural inclinations to attain the mean, as a crooked stick is straightened.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 9(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Self-improvement is your phone’s auto-rotate feature — when procrastination tilts you sideways, habit calibration (like screen rotation lock) forces discipline. Just as GPS … Read more
“One extreme is closer to the mean than the other; foolhardiness resembles courage more than cowardice does.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 8(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Moral judgment is like smartphone photo filters — foolhardiness (over-edited bravery滤镜) looks closer to courage (natural shot), while cowardice (blurred image) is clearly defective. Just … Read more
“The extremes are more opposed to each other than to the mean, as cowardice and foolhardiness are both contrary to courage.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 8(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical living is GPS navigation for extremes — cowardice (left exit) and foolhardiness (right exit) both miss courage’s highway. Like a … Read more