U članku se razmatra grčki ideal mjere, najčešće izražen pojmom sredine. To nije samo svegrčki ideal nego drevna i svevremena baština, koja je konvergirala odgoju u ujednosti ‘dobrote i ljepote’. On je življen u polisu, kao što je bio i personalna, unutarduševna težnja. U Aristotelovoj politici počelo mjere prvenstveno je vezano (Pol. IV−VI) za balansiranje političkih poredaka (politička sredina), ali postoji i druga perspektiva (Pol. VI−VII) u kojoj je više riječ o vrlini i moralnim kvalitetama aristokracije, gdje se identificira dobrog čovjeka i građanina. Taj pristup srodniji je istraživanjama u Aristotelovim etičkim tekstovima (etička sredina). Pažljiva analiza ovih distinkcija iz knjige Politika zaključuje se s uvidima o odgoju (paideia) i vrlini kao komplementarnim aspektima praktičke filozofije. The article considers the Greek ideal of moderation, most often expressed through the notion of the Mean. It is not merely a pangreek ideal, but an ancient and everlasting inheritance, which converged to the education in the unity of ‘goodness and beauty’. It is lived in the polis, as it was also a personal aspiration of the inner soul. In Aristotle’s politics, the source of moderation is primarily connected (Pol. IV−VI) to the balance of political orders (political Mean), however there is another perspective (Pol. VI−VII) in which it is more about the virtue and moral qualities of aristocracy, which identifies the good man and citizen. That approach is more akin to research conducted in Aristotle’s texts on ethics (ethical Mean). Careful analysis of these distinctions from the book Politics is concluded with insights on education (paideia) and virtue as complementary aspects of practical philosophy.