ARISTOTLE'S NICOMACHEAN ETHICS /TABLE OF VIRTUES AND VICES

SPHERE OF
ACTION OR
FEELING
Fear and
Confidence
Pleasure and
Pain
Getting and
Spending
(minor)
Getting and
Spending
(major)
Honour and
Dishonour
(major)
Honour and
Dishonour
(minor)

EXCESS

MEAN

DEFICIENCY

Rashness

Courage

Cowardice

Licentiousness/Selfindulgence

Temperance

Insensibility

Prodigality

Liberality

Illiberality/Meanness

Vulgarity/Tastelessness

Magnificence

Pettiness/Niggardliness

Vanity

Magnanimity

Pusillanimity

Ambition/empty vanity

Proper
Unambitiousness/undue
ambition/pride
humility

Anger

Irascibility

Patience/Good
temper

Self-expression

Boastfulness

Truthfulness

Conversation
Social Conduct
Shame

Buffoonery
Obsequiousness
Shyness

Indignation

Envy

Wittiness
Friendliness
Modesty
Righteous
indignation

Lack of
spirit/unirascibility
Understatement/mock
modesty
Boorishness
Cantankerousness
Shamelessness
Malicious
enjoyment/Spitefulness