Aristotle believes that through reason a person can achieve happiness or Eudaimonia. In his Nicomachean Ethics‚ happiness is achieved by fulfilling your function well. Humankind’s function is to exercise reason. This ethical conduct is achieved by following the Golden Mean‚ were one should always seek a middle ground between two extremes. I believe that life can benefit by following reason and a person could use a Golden Mean to determine the right action‚ however there are some instances where it
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other hand‚ someone who commits a fallacy‚ is recognized as a criminal. Aristotle looks deeper into this in the third book of the Nicomachean Ethics. He divides actions into two main categories‚ the voluntary and the involuntary. Through this‚ he explains the difference and demonstrates
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In Book I of Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle states that the ultimate human goal or end is happiness. Aristotle describes the steps required for humans to obtain happiness. Aristotle states that activity is an important requirement of happiness. He states that a happy person cannot be inactive. He then goes on to say that living a life of virtue is something pleasurable in itself. The virtuous person takes pleasure in doing virtuous things. The role of virtue is an important one for Aristotle
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Running head: FRIENDSHIP IN ARISTOTLE’S NICOMACHEAN ETHICS Can virtual friendship be genuine friendship as articulated by Aristotle in his Nicomachean Ethics? Aimee Muscat University of Malta 1 FRIENDSHIP IN ARISTOTLE’S NICOMACHEAN ETHICS Abstract Aristotle defines friendship as a single soul dwelling in two bodies. With the introduction of online social networking‚ the way we form friendships has changed considerably over the past decade. The purpose of this paper is to give an insight‚ on the
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The Chief Good In the Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle states that everything a person does‚ whether it’s creating something‚ asking about something‚ deciding something‚ or doing an action‚ is done so in the pursuit of an end goal‚ or “to seek some good” (1094a2). For every action we take‚ there is a specific benefit‚ or good‚ that we hope to gain. For example‚ when you prepare food for yourself‚ you hope to satisfy your hunger or taste something good‚ and when you ask a question‚ you hope to receive
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usually maintain that Aristotle (384-322 BCE.) emphasizes the role of habit in conduct. It is commonly thought that virtues‚ according to Aristotle‚ are habits and that the good life is a life of mindless routine. These interpretations of Aristotle’s ethics are the result of imprecise translations from the ancient Greek text. Aristotle uses the word hexis to denote moral virtue. But the word does not merely mean passive habituation. Rather‚ hexis is an active condition‚ a state in which something must
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children and animals make voluntary decisions‚ but are they responsible in the same way that mature adults are? Aristotle’s argument seems to be very circumstantial. There are many loopholes in the statements he makes throughout Book III of Nicomachean Ethics. Under what conditions is it acceptable
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Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics” considers the best way to achieve happiness. In every human action‚ the individual intends for it to end in some type of good‚ with most of these activities being means to a higher end. Aristotle addresses two types of goods‚ those of which are subordinate and those of which result in higher ends. Subordinate ends may only be means to higher ends‚ such as human activity which brings about pleasures‚ whereas‚ higher goods are goods that are ends in themselves. The
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The Nichomachean Ethics (Books 8 and 9) Friendship is a big word‚ but what exactly is the definition of it? What kinds of people consist of your friends? How do we establish this kind of relationship with someone? As a human being‚ I find myself surrounded with other human beings whom I call friends. Aristotle recognized and understood the meaning of friendship in his books VIII and IX in The Nichomachean Ethics. In this paper‚ I will layout what Aristotle had to say about friendship and put
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The Nicomachean Ethics: Best moral guide for the youth. The Nicomachean Ethics ; this ten book account of Aristotle’s view on ethics stands as on of the best works of philosophy because it took a deep look into ethics pointing out what it takes for humans to reach happiness in their lifetime and how best a person can be virtuous. It also addresses the other views on happiness an attempts to explain human’s flawed conception of what happiness is. He believes happiness is not just one state
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