“Two diametrically opposed figures, Aristotle and Trump.”

A deep scholar of history, Professor Thanos Veremis dares to talk to us about the “Nicomachean Ethics,” one of Aristotle's most important works, in which the Stagirite philosopher explains that each person's happiness is a work they develop for themselves. Essential prerequisites are courage, magnanimity, moderation, and justice, leading to the famous “golden mean” of the great philosopher, which represents the rule of “nothing in excess.”

Nowadays, American President Donald Trump behaves and acts in stark contrast to the Stagirite philosopher. He seeks excess and organizes his life based on the exchange of goods, allowing rampant materialism to shape his choices. If Aristotle creates the virtuous, eudaimonic human, Trump manipulates the small materialistic and individualistic man, ignoring history and believing that everything happens for the first time. Thus, instead of prudence, he favors improvisation.