In Book 2 of Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle explains to us his thoughts on virtue and the kinds there are and how they are learned. He also introduces us to his idea of a mean in which virtue is a mean between the extremes of excess and deficiency. From this I have found there to be both a strength and weakness in Aristotle's ethics. Starting with the strength, I found that his system of ethics is applicable and compatible with many other ethical systems. The general concept that Aristotle suggests is to occasionally favor towards the excess and sometimes towards the deficiency, and from this we will have an easier time obtaining the mean, and therefore attaining excellence. This concepts of excess and deficiency can be universal and be understood
