| Causality, causal explanation | The chain of cause and effect. Aristotle's theory of causation: material cause (the material aspect of a thing), efficient cause (the material aspect of a thing), efficient cause (the maker of a thing), formal cause (the idea of a thing), and final cause (the purpose of a thing).
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| Character arc | A concept use in screenwriting and narrative theory. A character in the story undergoes a certain development leading to a conclusion.
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| Eudaimonia | Greek: well-spirited , contentment, happiness. Aristotle's term for the ultimate human goal.
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| Golden Mean, the | Greek idea of moderation. Aristotle's concept of virtue as a relative mean between the extremes.
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| Phronesis | Aristotle's term for practical wisdom, our every day decision-making process.
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| Sophia | Greek: wisdom. Aristotle's term for theoretical wisdom, the highest intellectual virtue.
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| Teleology | A theory of purpose. A teleological theory such as Aristotle's may assume that everything has a purpose . Also used to designate theories interested in the outcome of an action, that s, consequentialist theories
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| Temperance | In virtue theory this means moderation. In a modern context it may mean abstinence from alcohol.
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