Aristotle is trying to describe what it means to be restrained. I believe that a self-restrained person is someone who will stand firm in their decision. A person cannot control themselves if they are willing to give up at any situation. A person must be very strong to be completely self-restrained. I believe that there are very few people who are actually self-restrained. It is in human nature to simply give up if something is hard or unfair, but some people will persevere and will stand up to anything they face. They will not take no for an answer and will always stand up for what they believe in and will not fail. However, Aristotle says that people that stand firm in a decision can be called stubborn. This could be detrimental to the person because other humans will not like being around them. I believe that to have the best life, you must be somewhere in the middle of self-restrained and unrestrained.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Self-restraint
"Is a self-restrained person someone who stands firm in any and every sort of rational understanding and choice, or in one that is right, and is an unrestrained person anyone who fails to stand firm in any and every sort of choice and rational understanding, or in an understanding that is not false and a choice that is right?"(Book VII, Chapter 9)
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Self-restraint can be defined in many ways. It can be when your are physically holding someone back from doing a particular action or not taking part in some kind of activity. There are many ways to describe it, but I believe these two ways are probably best.
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