Editing Virtue Ethics (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Golden Mean' (Finding the virtuous balance):'''
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def find_the_mean(trait_level):
    """
    0 = Deficiency, 5 = Mean (Virtue), 10 = Excess
    """
    if trait_level < 3:
        return "VICE (Deficiency): You are being too timid/stingy."
    elif trait_level > 7:
        return "VICE (Excess): You are being too reckless/wasteful."
    else:
        return "VIRTUE: You have found the Golden Mean."

# Situation: Giving money to charity.
# 1 = Giving $0 (Stingy), 10 = Giving your rent money (Wasteful)
print(f"Level 1: {find_the_mean(1)}")
print(f"Level 5: {find_the_mean(5)}")
print(f"Level 9: {find_the_mean(9)}")
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; Virtue Landmarks
: '''The Nicomachean Ethics''' → Aristotle's definitive book on how to live a good life.
: '''Stoicism''' → A later development of virtue ethics that focused on "Self-Control" and "Inner Strength" as the path to happiness.
: '''Confucianism''' → A Chinese system that is very similar to virtue ethics, focusing on "Ren" (Humaneness) and "Li" (Ritual/Proper behavior).
: '''The 'Seven Virtues'''' → The traditional list used in Western Christianity (Prudence, Justice, Temperance, Fortitude, Faith, Hope, Charity).
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