中庸之道是指兩個對立面之間理想的中間狀態。這一概念在德爾斐箴言中就有體現。蘇格拉底教導說,一個人必須知道「如何儘可能地選擇中庸和避免極端」[1]亞里士多德哲學中也強調了這個概念。例如亞里士多德認為勇氣是一種美德,但如果勇氣過頭則就會顯得魯莽,但如果沒有足夠的勇氣則又會顯得很怯懦[2][3]

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