Aristotle Golden Mean Vices Extremes Table Lookup
Bounded offline reference: Aristotles mean concerns a context-relative excellence between relevant excess/deficiency, not an arithmetic average. Source: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics2–4. Not every action/emotion admits a mean; examples depend on translation and situation. Only explicitly listed topics are supported; no complete external catalog or live corpus implied.
Description
Aristotle's mean concerns appropriate action under practical judgment.
Aristotle's mean concerns appropriate action under practical judgment.1
It is not a fixed numerical midpoint between two labels. Use Aristotle Golden Mean Vices Extremes Table Lookup to read a supported reference-card topic.
When to use Aristotle Golden Mean Vices Extremes Table Lookup
Use Aristotle Golden Mean Vices Extremes Table Lookup to read a supported reference-card topic. Choose an exact supported token from the table, preserving punctuation and capitalization.
How to use Aristotle Golden Mean Vices Extremes Table Lookup and understand its results
- Choose an exact supported token from the table, preserving punctuation and capitalization.
- Enter Topic using the field table and validation rules below, then run the tool.
- Read Text in the Result object; interpret the units, signs, ordering and unknown-value placeholders described below.
- Read the limitation topic alongside the selected topic, then consult the underlying source for its full context. Correct unsupported tokens before rerunning.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| topic | Topic | string | Required; constraints below |
Enter one of the exact supported topic tokens listed below. The implementation performs a case-sensitive own-key lookup and returns the stored text unchanged. It does not fetch the cited books, search a corpus or inspect current policy. Unsupported tokens and added whitespace are input errors. The entries are stored summaries rather than retrieved source passages; read the stated scope and assumptions alongside the selected topic. This bounded card is not a complete reference database.
returned text = storedTable[exactSupportedToken] Use the field order, units and branch conditions described above.
| Exact supported token | Stored reference text |
|---|---|
| courage | Courage is discussed between cowardice and rashness. |
| temperance | Temperance is discussed against self-indulgence and deficient sensitivity. |
| generosity | Generosity is discussed between wastefulness and meanness. |
| limitation | The appropriate mean is relative to us and practical judgment, not fixed numerical midway behavior. |
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Object containing the named result fields below. | object |
| result.text | Stored text for the exact supported token; read summary, reference and limitations together. | string |
{
"input": {
"topic": "courage"
},
"output": {
"result": {
"text": "Courage is discussed between cowardice and rashness."
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
It is not a fixed numerical midpoint between two labels. Apply the exact scope and assumptions explained above.
All listed fields require explicit values. Unexpected fields, incorrect types, nonfinite numbers and sparse arrays fail validation. Domain-specific bounds, alignments and supported tokens are explained above; extremely large inputs or outputs can also be rejected. Input errors differ from successful false results, empty match lists and unknown-evidence placeholders.
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