THE NIGERIAN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, ARISTOTLE’S GOLDEN MEAN: CRITICAL EVALUATION

The Nigerian Contemporary Society in the Light of Aristotle’s Golden Mean: A Critical Evaluation examined the concept of the Golden Mean as out forward by Aristotle, and apply it to the contemporary Nigerian Society. The work argued that the Nigerian society is not living up to the ideal of Golden Mean, and that this has led to a number of social problems. It concludes by suggesting some possible solutions to these possible problems. Using the Golden Mean as a guide, we first examined the state of the Nigerian Society, and highlight some of the main social problems. We argued that the Nigerian Society is not striking a balance between the extremes of excessive spending and excessive saving, excessive individualism and excessive collectivism, excessive selfishness and excessive selflessness. We then offered some possible solutions, including introducing theculture of moderation and balance, and promoting the values of hard work, honesty, and self reliance