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A Comparative Study of Two Doctrines of " Golden Mean" between Confucius and Aristotle

Qian Chang-zhao

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The doctrines of the Golden Mean have had a very important status both in Chinese and Western historical development of ethics. The great ancient Chinese thinker Confucius regards the Golden Mean as the Ultimate Virtues. His Greek counterpart Aristotle takes the Golden Mean not only as a virtue, but also a kind of happiness. The paper undertakes a comparative study between the two doctrines in terms of their basic content, orientation or purpose as well as approaches.

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The doctrines of the Golden Mean have had a very important status both in Chinese and Western historical development of ethics. The great ancient Chinese thinker Confucius regards the Golden Mean as the Ultimate Virtues. His Greek counterpart Aristotle takes the Golden Mean not only as a virtue, but also a kind of happiness. The paper undertakes a comparative study between the two doctrines in terms of their basic content, orientation or purpose as well as approaches.

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The doctrines of the Golden Mean have had a very important status both in Chinese and Western historical development of ethics. The great ancient Chinese thinker Confucius regards the Golden Mean as the Ultimate Virtues. His Greek counterpart Aristotle takes the Golden Mean not only as a virtue, but also a kind of happiness. The paper undertakes a comparative study between the two doctrines in terms of their basic content, orientation or purpose as well as approaches.

Key concepts: Golden ratio, Virtue, Happiness, Philosophy, Ancient Greek, Golden Rule, Epistemology, Literature

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