Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics

What is the “charge against fortune” that the subject of liberality reveals?

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Aristotle says it is a “charge against fortune” that those who deserve money the most tend to have it least. This is because the liberal person—she who deserves money—tends to be the kind of person who gives it away.

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Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book IV

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