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Nicomachean Ethics Book III, Chapters 6­9

In Chapter 6 of Book III of Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle teaches of how fear is not something that can be easily described. He talks about what fear means in terms of courage. To be courageous does not necessarily mean to be fearless. Aristotle goes on to explain that having fear, in some instances, can be “noble”. A very interesting note that he adds is that “For no one is better at enduring frightening things. He states that death is one of the main things that a courageous person wouldn’t be
“concerned” with.
Chapter 7 of Book III begins to describe how a courageous person would seem to be unbothered by

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