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Now, taking these into consideration, there is thought to be a

possibility of injustice towards one's self, because herein it is

possible for men to suffer somewhat in contradiction of impulses

really their own; and so it is thought that there is Just of a

certain kind between these parts mutually, as between ruler and

ruled.

Let this then be accepted as an account of the distinctions which

we recognise respecting Justice and the rest of the moral

virtues.[30]

BOOK VI

Chapter I.

Having stated in a former part of this treatise that men should

choose the mean instead of either the excess or defect, and that

the mean is according to the dictates of Right Reason; we will

now proceed to explain this term.