ARISTOTLE’S VIRTUE-BASED ETHICS
Statement: Happiness is to be achieved by developing "virtues" or qualities of character, through deduction and reason. An act is good if it is in accordance with reason. This usually means a course of action that is the golden mean between extremes of excess and deficiency.
Conflict: The definition of "virtue" is occasionally vague and difficult to apply in specific cases. However, the concept of seeking a "golden mean" between two extremes is frequently useful in ethics.