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Let each then be taken by way of illustration and studied with the help of the schedule: IrascibilitySpiritlessnessThis place is filled in Aristot. Nic. Eth. 1108a 7 by ἀοργησία, Spiritlessness, lack of irascibility, and perhaps the Greek should be altered to that here.Gentleness RashnessCowardiceCourage ShamelessnessDiffidenceModesty ProfligacyInsensitivenessTemperance Envy(namelessIn Aristot. Nic. Eth. 1108b 2ἐπιχαιρεκακία, Malice, rejoicing in another’s misfortune.)Righteous Indignation ProfitLossThe Just ProdigalityMeannessLiberality BoastfulnessSelf-depreciationSincerity Aristot. Nic. Eth. 4.7 shows that sincerity in asserting one’s own merits is meant. FlatterySurlinessFriendliness SubservienceStubbornnessDignity LuxuriousnessEndurancesubmission to evils (Solomon): not in Nic. Eth.Hardiness Vanity Smallness of SpiritGreatness of Spirit ExtravaganceShabbinessMagnificence RascalitySimpleness Wisdom.
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These and such as these are the emotions that the spirit experiences, and they are all designated from being either excessive or defective. The man that gets angry more and more quickly and with more people than he ought is irascible, he that in respect of persons and occasions and manner is deficient in anger is insensitive; the man that is not afraid of things of which he ought to be afraid, nor when nor as he ought, is rash,
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he that is afraid of things of which he ought not to be afraid, and when and as he ought not to be, is cowardly.The shameless and diffident are omitted here: see the table above.Similarly also one that is a prey to his desires and that exceeds in everything possible is profligate, and one that is deficient and does not desire even to a proper degree and in a natural way, but is as devoid of feeling as a stone, is insensitive.Envy in 12 comes here in the schedule.
