Supporting readers of Aristotle's works point out that the magnanimous man lacks basic human decency and is extremely attached to honor. If the man with a great soul does not believe that anything is great, but dedicates his entire existence to achieving superiority and greatness, no satisfaction will ever come from the achievement of greatness and honor, since according to Aristotle the man with a great soul soul receives no pleasure from the praise of honor itself. Furthermore, according to William David Ross, the magnanimous man represents egocentrism, which is considered the negative side of Aristotle's ethics. WILLIAM ROSS p.217 FOOTNOTE. Overall I believe that the magnanimous man described by Aristotle is an inconsistent and not entirely pleasant human type. I believe Aristotle should have illustrated a broader category for the great-souled man. Recent scholarship on the greatness of the Aristotelian soul criticizes that the great-souled man contains undesirable qualities inconsistent with a supposed archetype of human excellence. I agree with Fetter in the sense that the limitations of the purely ethical life produce certain irresolvable disagreements in the character of the great-souled man, such as the desire for self-sufficiency and his permanent dependence on the goods of fortune, including