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Quotation from The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics by Immanuel Kant
“the vaunted principle of Aristotle, that virtue is the mean between two vices, is false”
The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, Introduction, XIII, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott
Kant's second rule for the treatment of pure ethics, illustrated by frugality, avarice and prodigality.
Citation: "the vaunted principle of Aristotle, that virtue is the mean between two vices, is false" — Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, Introduction, XIII, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott. (id kant-metaphysical-elements-of-ethics-q9)
