Golden mean may refer to:
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Golden mean (philosophy)
The golden mean or golden middle way is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. It appeared in Greek thought at least as early as the Delphic maxim "nothing in excess", was discussed in Plato's Phil ...
, the felicitous middle between the extremes of excess and deficiency
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Golden mean (Judaism) In Jewish literature, the golden mean (Hebrew: "שביל הזהב", "דרך האמצע", "דרך האמצעיה", "דרך האמצעית") is primarily associated with the philosopher Rambam, and was influenced by the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
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, a philosophy pertaining to body and soul in Jewish belief
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Golden ratio
In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. Expressed algebraically, for quantities a and b with a > b > 0,
where the Greek letter phi ( ...
, a specific mathematical ratio (sometimes called ''golden mean'')
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Golden ratio
In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. Expressed algebraically, for quantities a and b with a > b > 0,
where the Greek letter phi ( ...
(mathematics and visual art)
*''The Golden Mean'' (1993), third novel in ''
The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy'' by Nick Bantock
*The golden-mean fallacy, another name for the
argument to moderation
Argument to moderation ( la, argumentum ad temperantiam)—also known as false compromise, argument from middle ground, and the golden mean fallacy
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Doctrine of the Golden Mean'', a chapter in ''Li Ji'', one of the Four Books of Confucianism
See also
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Ethic of reciprocity
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns m ...
, also known as the ''Golden Rule''
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