Moderation is the process or trait of eliminating, lessening, or avoiding extremes. It is used to ensure normality throughout the medium on which it is being conducted. Common uses of moderation include:
A way of life emphasizing perfect amounts of everything, not indulging in too much of one thing.
A "moderator" is one name for the formal position of one who presides over a discussion, helping to ensure that the discussion is balanced among its many voices, for example in the Methodist church's use of the term for the heads of its conferences.
A teaching material in Ashikaga Gakko (Japan) to teach students the importance of moderations. The cup is inclined when it's empty. When you pour water into it, it goes upright. If you pour more water, it becomes inclined again.
Moderation is also a principle of life. In ancient Greece, the temple of Apollo at Delphi bore the inscription Meden Agan (μηδὲν ἄγαν)—"Nothing in excess". Doing something "in moderation" means not doing it excessively. For instance, someone who moderates their food consumption tries to eat all food groups, but limits their intake of those that may cause deleterious effects to harmless levels.
From the pre-Socratics through the Hippocratic and Galenic corpus, and in the writings of such Stoic philosophers as Epictetus and Seneca, health was seen to flow from observing moderation—in exercise, in study, and in diet.
Wasat, also called wasatiyyah (Arabic: وسطية) is the Arabic word for best, middle, centered, balanced. In the Islamic context, it refers to the "middle way" or "moderation"—a justly balanced way of life, avoiding extremes and experiencing things in moderation.[3]Moderate Muslims use contextual relativism[jargon] to interpret the Quran.
The Jewish philosopher Maimonides, who was heavily influenced by Islamic and Aristotelian thought, also set forth moderation as an ideal within Judaism.[4]
Taoismedit
Moderation is considered a key part of one's personal development in Chinese Taoist philosophy and religion. It is one of the three jewels of Taoist thought. There is nothing that cannot be moderated including one's actions, one's desires, and even one's thoughts. It is believed that by doing so one achieves a more natural state, faces less resistance in life, and recognises one's limits.[5] Moderation as a guiding principle is complex and can be difficult to not only accept, but also understand and implement. It can also be recursive in that one should moderate how much one moderates (i.e. to not be too worried about moderating everything or not to try too hard to find the perfect middle ground)
Moderation as a principle of Taoist philosophy turns up in all three of its main texts.
Othersedit
Moderation is a characteristic of the Swedish national psyche, more specifically described by the Swedish synonym Lagom.
See alsoedit
Aparigraha – Philosophy that holds that no one or anything possesses anythingPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Modesty – Mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid encouraging of sexual attraction in others
Temperance – Cardinal virtue of control over excess
Referencesedit
^Shapin, Steven (2010). Never Pure: Historical Studies of Science as if It Was Produced by People with Bodies, Situated in Time, Space, Culture, and Society, and Struggling for Credibility and Authority (2nd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 245. ISBN978-0801894213.
^"The Book of Wisdom: Chapter 8". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Kamali, Mohammad Hashim (2015). The Middle Path of Moderation in Islam: The Qurʼānic Principle of Wasaṭiyyah. Oxford University Press. ISBN9780190226831.
Moderation in Islam: In the Contex[t] of Muslim Community in Singapore: a Compilation of Working Papers Presented in the PERGAS Ulama Convention 2003, Held on 13th and 14th September 2003, which Carried the Theme of Moderation in Islam. PERGAS. 2004. ISBN9789810510329.
Hashem, Ahmad Omar (1999). Moderation in Islam. United Printing Publishing and Distributing. p. 177.
^Saks, Jeffrey (2021). "The Extremes Are More Consistent But Absurd". Tradition. 53 (3).
^Mason, Bill. . www.taoism.net. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018.
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For other uses see Moderation disambiguation Moderation is the process or trait of eliminating lessening or avoiding extremes It is used to ensure normality throughout the medium on which it is being conducted Common uses of moderation include A way of life emphasizing perfect amounts of everything not indulging in too much of one thing A moderator may remove unsuitable contributions from the website forum or chat room they represent in accordance with their moderation system Ensuring consistency and accuracy in the marking of student assessments A moderator is one name for the formal position of one who presides over a discussion helping to ensure that the discussion is balanced among its many voices for example in the Methodist church s use of the term for the heads of its conferences A neutron moderator is used to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor A teaching material in Ashikaga Gakko Japan to teach students the importance of moderations The cup is inclined when it s empty When you pour water into it it goes upright If you pour more water it becomes inclined again Contents 1 History 1 1 Ancient Greece 1 2 Christianity 1 3 Islam and Judaism 1 4 Taoism 1 5 Others 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editAncient Greece edit Main article Golden mean philosophy Moderation is also a principle of life In ancient Greece the temple of Apollo at Delphi bore the inscription Meden Agan mhdὲn ἄgan Nothing in excess Doing something in moderation means not doing it excessively For instance someone who moderates their food consumption tries to eat all food groups but limits their intake of those that may cause deleterious effects to harmless levels According to the historian and sociologist of science Steven Shapin 1 From the pre Socratics through the Hippocratic and Galenic corpus and in the writings of such Stoic philosophers as Epictetus and Seneca health was seen to flow from observing moderation in exercise in study and in diet Christianity edit nbsp Everything in moderation illustration of a proverb by Adriaen van de Venne 1650s National Museum in Warsaw In Christianity moderationism is the position that drinking alcoholic beverages temperately is permissible though drunkenness is forbidden see Christianity and alcohol In the apocryphal Book of Wisdom moderation is listed among the greatest virtues 2 Islam and Judaism edit Further information Moderation in Islam Wasat also called wasatiyyah Arabic وسطية is the Arabic word for best middle centered balanced In the Islamic context it refers to the middle way or moderation a justly balanced way of life avoiding extremes and experiencing things in moderation 3 Moderate Muslims use contextual relativism jargon to interpret the Quran The Jewish philosopher Maimonides who was heavily influenced by Islamic and Aristotelian thought also set forth moderation as an ideal within Judaism 4 Taoism edit Moderation is considered a key part of one s personal development in Chinese Taoist philosophy and religion It is one of the three jewels of Taoist thought There is nothing that cannot be moderated including one s actions one s desires and even one s thoughts It is believed that by doing so one achieves a more natural state faces less resistance in life and recognises one s limits 5 Moderation as a guiding principle is complex and can be difficult to not only accept but also understand and implement It can also be recursive in that one should moderate how much one moderates i e to not be too worried about moderating everything or not to try too hard to find the perfect middle ground Moderation as a principle of Taoist philosophy turns up in all three of its main texts Others edit Moderation is a characteristic of the Swedish national psyche more specifically described by the Swedish synonym Lagom See also editAparigraha Philosophy that holds that no one or anything possesses anythingPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Golden mean philosophy Aphorism against extremism Middle Way Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta Modesty Mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid encouraging of sexual attraction in others Temperance Cardinal virtue of control over excessReferences edit Shapin Steven 2010 Never Pure Historical Studies of Science as if It Was Produced by People with Bodies Situated in Time Space Culture and Society and Struggling for Credibility and Authority 2nd ed Johns Hopkins University Press p 245 ISBN 978 0801894213 The Book of Wisdom Chapter 8 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Kamali Mohammad Hashim 2015 The Middle Path of Moderation in Islam The Qurʼanic Principle of Wasaṭiyyah Oxford University Press ISBN 9780190226831 Moderation in Islam In the Contex t of Muslim Community in Singapore a Compilation of Working Papers Presented in the PERGAS Ulama Convention 2003 Held on 13th and 14th September 2003 which Carried the Theme of Moderation in Islam PERGAS 2004 ISBN 9789810510329 Hashem Ahmad Omar 1999 Moderation in Islam United Printing Publishing and Distributing p 177 Saks Jeffrey 2021 The Extremes Are More Consistent But Absurd Tradition 53 3 Mason Bill Taoist Ethics www taoism net Archived from the original on 20 July 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Moderation nbsp The dictionary definition of moderation at Wiktionary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moderation amp oldid 1210928195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
