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    In the case of [many] bodily activities, behaving quietly... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Sound-mindedness is not some sort of quietness

    In the case of [many] bodily activities, behaving quietly is not behaving sound-mindedly. (literally: swiftness, not quietness is more sound-minded)

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    • [Behaving sound-mindedly is always behaving finely.]
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    • In the case of [many] bodily activities, behaving not quietly is finer than behaving quietly. (literally: what is swiftest and sharpest, not what is quiet is finest)
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    • 1.Aristotle's doctrine of the mean holds that virtuous action is calibrated to circumstance, not uniformly identified with swiftness or any single quality.
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    • 2.If sound-mindedness sometimes requires deliberate slowness—as in restrained, measured conduct—then swiftness cannot be its general criterion.
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    • 3.The Aristotelian tradition thus denies that any single observable behavioral quality exhaustively constitutes a virtue across all bodily activities.
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    • 1.Sound-mindedness (sōphrosynē) in Plato's Republic is primarily a harmony of rational control over appetites, not a feature of bodily speed.
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    • 2.A virtue defined by inner rational order cannot be adequately expressed or negated by the external tempo of physical action.
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