Layman's Argument Analysis
Temperance is the ability to no longer succumb to earthly pleasures through sound reasoning. An individual with temperance doesn’t succumb to earthly pleasures because they become indifferent to actions that have negative consequences. People with temperance no longer have find actions with negative consequences attractive or desirable. Aristotle examines temperance as the process of attuning and adjusting the appetite for desires. In layman’s terms, Aristotle tackles the idea of temperance as the act of actively adjusting a person’s desires. A step below temperance is self-control. Self-control is the ability to reject the desires of earthly pleasures. The difference in the definitions is that desires linger for people with just self-control.
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People with self-control can control their emotions. During an argument, they control their natural tendency to become extremely upset or sad. However, temperate people in an argument understand that emotions will only make their argument worse, so they don’t have their emotions overcome them. Next, people with self-control suppress their desires to eat a whole pizza in one setting. They don’t eat a whole pizza because they know that a pizza in high in calories, fat, and cholesterol. However, if they are very hungry, they may fall to the desire and eat the whole pizza. A temperate person don’t have the desire to eat a whole pizza because they know the undesirable effects of eating unhealthy. It would lead to a very full, uncomfortable stomach, grogginess, and gaining unhealthy weight. They have trained themselves to be indifferent to have unhealthy eating habits and will never eat a whole pizza, even when they are unbelievably hungry. Additionally, people with self-control suppress their desire to have sex with multiple partners. They understand that there is a large risk involved with having multiple partners. However, when they are drunk, they are at risk to taking a one night stand home. Temperate people would never have that one night stand because they know that there is a risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease, along with other negative
People with self-control can control their emotions. During an argument, they control their natural tendency to become extremely upset or sad. However, temperate people in an argument understand that emotions will only make their argument worse, so they don’t have their emotions overcome them. Next, people with self-control suppress their desires to eat a whole pizza in one setting. They don’t eat a whole pizza because they know that a pizza in high in calories, fat, and cholesterol. However, if they are very hungry, they may fall to the desire and eat the whole pizza. A temperate person don’t have the desire to eat a whole pizza because they know the undesirable effects of eating unhealthy. It would lead to a very full, uncomfortable stomach, grogginess, and gaining unhealthy weight. They have trained themselves to be indifferent to have unhealthy eating habits and will never eat a whole pizza, even when they are unbelievably hungry. Additionally, people with self-control suppress their desire to have sex with multiple partners. They understand that there is a large risk involved with having multiple partners. However, when they are drunk, they are at risk to taking a one night stand home. Temperate people would never have that one night stand because they know that there is a risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease, along with other negative