The Study Of Aristotle's Middle Way Moral Thought

Aristotle is an immortal monument in the history of western philosophy.As an epitome of ethical thoughts,he has not only made great contributions to the development of western ethics,but also provided important theoretical reference for the study of human morality.Nicomachean ethics is the representative work of Aristotle's theory of virtue.The ethics of virtue in the book is still of great significance to the development of today's society and the construction of individual morality.The doctrine of the middle way is the core of Aristotle's theory of virtue.His doctrine of the middle way is a kind of moderation,which means that it is both appropriate and best to feel emotions at the right time,at the right place,for the right person,for the right reason and in the right way.“Every art and study,as well as every human practice and choice,is made for some good purpose.” Aristotle's middle way thought regards “good”as the purpose and “happiness” as the highest good.His thoughts always revolve around the basic goal of “good”and the highest goal of “happiness”.Aristotle believed that there were excesses,inferiority and moderation in both emotion and practice.For human emotion,excessive and less is bad,is not a person should pursue and achieve virtue,but moderation is the best virtue,is a person should keep a good quality,but moderate in the emotional aspects also has the certain scope,for emotion itself is evil,there is no moderate,such as jealousy,hatred,evil,etc.Also in practice,moderation is the best,also has its own scope of application,for theft,violent crime,there is no moderation.Therefore,virtue is a kind of moderation,is a quality of choice,and this choice is carried out under the guidance of reason,the premise of rational choice to achieve moderation is the real sense of the middle way.Most experts and scholars discuss the realization of the middle way from three perspectives: first,the light of the two evil aspects;Second,to over correct;Third,be alert to happy things.From these three ways to achieve the middle road,there is no doubt that people's ideology and practice have a certain guiding significance.Thispaper attempts to interpret the realization of Aristotle's middle way thought from the view of good and evil in ancient Greece.Second,in practice,avoid evil;Third,we must learn to reflect.These three points can also be said to contribute to the realization of the middle way by engaging in the pre-event,the event and the post-event.I believe they can help people better understand the middle way and practice the middle way thought.Aristotle's thought of the middle way is similar to Confucius' thought of the mean in China to a certain extent.Studying Aristotle's thought of middle way especially the way to realize middle way is of great significance to the moral construction of our country.