Full Idea
Courage is a following of reason, and reason orders us to choose what is noble.
Gist of Idea
Courage follows reason, which tells us to choose what is noble
Source
Aristotle (Eudemian Ethics [c.333 BCE], 1229a01)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Eudemian Ethics', ed/tr. Reeve, C.D.C. [Hackett 2021], p.37
A Reaction
This sounds right to me. Courage, in all sorts of contexts, seems to arise in people who sustain their focus on what is the right thing to do.
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