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Katorthotēs

Katorthotēs

Correct or right action; the virtue of rectitude in thought and deed as an expression of alignment with reason (Logos).

Katorthotēs denotes not merely formal correctness, but the alignment of the will (prohairesis) with the universal Logos and nature. It is closely connected to orthē doxa (right judgements) and manifests in kathēkonta (appropriate actions) that respect a person's place within the cosmic order. A proxenos acts katorthos when he mediates between communities in a morally upright manner.