Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

Human nature is constructed to aim for something good at the end of every act. Every human aims at achieving the happiness as an end result. That is the reason why in this paper, I will argue that Aristotle’s theory, Nicomachean Ethics, is the most plausible theory in describing human nature and answering the question of how one should live in order to attain happiness.
According to Aristotle all the human activities are directed towards a final end, which he claims to be the happiness. He also claims that every human should focus on the study of the aim in life in order to understand the existence of an end in the realm of action that we desire for its own sake. He further claims that it is reasonable for people to develop the understanding
Since, different actions have different ends, it is obvious that all ends cannot be final. There must be a highest good that everybody is aiming for. Everyone wants to achieve the highest good, which could be the only one final end. Hence, Aristotle claims that the end that is pursued in it is the final end than the one that is pursued for the sake of something else. Based on this claim Aristotle rejects the idea of wealth, honor, excellence and enjoyment being the highest good. The question arise that why do people desire money, honor and pleasure. The answer justifies Aristotle’s claim, to achieve happiness and to be
We often consider ourselves enjoying or having fun while hanging out with friends or having a nice dinner with family. But Aristotle’s theory identifies attaining happiness as a life-long process based on the virtues and characteristics one develops throughout his life. A game of cricket is considered to be a good game only after both the teams have played their innings. Similarly, it is hard to predict one’s life to be happy until it is over. Human beings possess a proper function that identifies happiness as the highest good. The function that separates humans from other species and plants is considered to be the rational element. The rational part and reasoning of humans separates human nature from other species. Aristotle argues that a person can become a good person if he sets high standards for himself to lead his life in a certain way. If he uses proper reasoning and performs the actions in a proper way, it would be considered a good activity of his soul in accordance with his