Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the final goal in life. He notes that pleasure is related to happiness, but it is not the highest good. He feels that pleasure is good if it is for the right reason, and not done in excess. For example excellent activity is inherently pleasurable to the virtuous person. Happiness is the central idea, and bodily and rational pleasures are a detail needed to be happy. Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the highest good, and it is the final end. This means that there is no other end. There cannot be a means to another end; it is final. Eudaimonia is happiness. It is not a feeling of any sort. It is not a fleeting moment; it is permanent in Aristotle's view. Aristotle means that if one succeeds in leading the good life, it will be an overall good life. A man will not have lived a good life if he has recently won the lottery, or had any type of fortune bestowed upon him. If a man receives bad fortune it could impede his happiness. We cannot reason and say that he has lived a good life because before the tragedy he was living a good life, or on the way to living the good life."The happy man will have the attribute of permanence." .
There are many components to understand how to achieve eudaimonia. We must now determine what the human function is. What makes humans different from animals? The soul differentiates us from animals. There are two parts of the soul: The Rational and Irrational part. Animals have the irrational part of the soul, but they do not have the rational part of the soul. There are two components to the purely irrational soul. One is the vegetative soul. It functions are growth, reproduction, taking in nutrients, etc. The other half is the desiring soul, which is also known as the animal soul. It can perceive, have desires, and pursue desires. The rational part of the soul is the highest part of the soul, and animals do not have this.
A happy man is not one of extravagant pleasures or honor before everything else. ... A morally virtuous man finds pleasure in doing good acts, and actually does them. ... Aristotle then explains why obtaining wealth is not a form of happiness. ... Aristotle said that happiness is dependent on living a good life. ... Aristotle proclaims that happiness can be obtained through good actions. ...
Aristotle's way to happiness is a very good guideline to follow for people to bring happiness in their life. In this paper I am going to discuss why pleasure can't amount to happiness alone, what Aristotle says we need to attain happiness, and my thoughts on happiness and why I agree with Aristotle. ... For my first point, pleasure can't amount to happiness alone because pleasure isn't the goal of life according to Aristotle. ... While striving for happiness, pleasure is just something that is included while attaining happiness. ... Happiness is Aristotle's ultimate ...
According to Aristotle, a well-known philosopher, happiness is the end of political science. ... Happiness is not directly experienced through pleasure. ... Therefore, Aristotle came to the conclusion that happiness is a combination of all four elements (wealth, honor, pleasure, virtue). ... Aristotle's views on happiness differ from St. ... Augustine and Aristotle's views on happiness differed. ...
As humans, we take pleasure in being praised, and are pained by the shame that accompanies blame; this pleasure and pain can be used to mold an immediate or natural attraction to pleasure and repulsion from pain which would not prove to be the good for us. ... Aristotle conceives happiness not primarily as an exercise of virtue in private or with friends, but as the exercise of virtue in governing an ideal state. ... In book IV, Aristotle points out that honor, pleasure, and wealth are the things believed to make people happy. ... Aristotle felt that through the four qualities of wisdom, coura...
According to Aristotle happiness is an end, an end result of all the things a person does. ... Aristotle believes that the "something else" is happiness. ... Can virtues and pleasures change man's definition of Happiness? ... It can be agreed upon that virtues, and pleasures bring happiness because happiness is an end result of these things. ... If a man adheres to virtues ad pleasures there is no reason for him not to attain happiness. ...
How does Aristotle define happiness? ... We should desire the chief good, since wealth, honor, pleasure and the common good are feelings of happiness that can easily be taken away. Aristotle says that we must first understand that "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with perfect virtue" (Denise, 35). ... As Aristotle points out, human's function is to understand. ... Aristotle is limiting the highest level of happiness to those human beings that have full capability over their mind. ...
Aristotle agrees that good life is the exhibition of perfect virtue, he disagrees on the particular definition of virtue, and it's relevance to happiness, and therefore disagrees on the means of attaining happiness. ... He goes on to say that goods of the soul (virtues) are the most important because with them, a person can gain material wealth and pleasure. Aristotle defines happiness and therefore the good life as the realization and perfect exercise of excellence. ... Aristotle also sees happiness as part of the good life. To Aristotle happiness is the result of being virtuous, becaus...
Aristotle argues that the ultimate goal that we all seek is happiness. ... " (Aristotle book. 1, chapter. 7) Aristotle calls this end the "Supreme Good" (Aristotle bk. 1, chapter. 2) which, as he suggests, is widely considered to be happiness. ... " (Aristotle book.1, chapter. 7) In order to better clarify the term happiness, Aristotle rebukes others' opinions regarding it. One belief identifies happiness as bodily pleasure, which Aristotle considers to be "vulgar", "slavish" and only "suitable to beasts" (Aristotle book.1 chapter.5). ......
But in order to achieve happiness Aristotle says that one must use reason in virtue. ... In his teachings Aristotle says "for anyone who is not deformed [in his capacity] for virtue will be able to achieve happiness through some sort of learning and attention" (Aristotle 12). ... Aristotle says that happiness is the ultimate goal of human activity because it takes a life time to find the right reason and means of a virtue and happiness in itself is complete once achieved. ... According to these actions one feels pleasure or pain. ... By doing this the man should feel pleasure in th...