When Aristotle talks about finding the mean, his most important point is that the mean may not be the same for us all. We all are different and have different strengths, weaknesses, and faults. We are not all going to be able to flourish under the exact same conditions. He compares the amount of food consumed by varying sizes of people. I am built rather small, and there is no way I could eat the same amount of food my 6 feet tall dad does. We both have balances we have to find to maintain a healthy diet, but they will be completely different. He says, "Thus a master of any art avoids excess and defect, but seeks the intermediate and chooses this- the intermediate not int he object but relatively to us." There is not an intermediate in food itself, but rather in how it relates to the person consuming it. I found this interesting because when we think of the golden mean, one would think it has to be the same for everyone.
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