In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle defines truthfulness as a person who represents themselves accurately. He defines truthfulness as a mean between two opposite extremes. The first extreme is what Aristotle calls a “boaster”. A boaster is somebody who presents themselves as better than they really are, even when they know they aren’t. He claims to have skills he lacks and lies about how developed said skills are. The other extreme is what he calls an ironist. An ironist is a person who downplays what skills or good qualities he or she does have. For someone to be truthful they have to be honest about what good and bad qualities they have. They also have to recognize the magnitude and limits of their skills. An example of a boaster
