The Nichomacean Ethics

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 of being but it is something we toil on throughout our lives by doing good and living virtuously. A student of Socrates Aristotle believed and avidly practiced philosophy that asked the question about how man should live a fulfilled life. One main factor is always understanding, being knowledgeable is what separates us as humans and hence humans must use reason in accomplishing anything. For instance moral virtue and ethics as pointed out by him humans can learn to be ethically and morally good by learning from what society tell them is good. In the Nicimachean ethics Aristotle sought to make man understand how to go about life, practicing the right morals and ethics to achieve the ultimate good that is happiness. As a new student to philosophy, my knowledge and understanding of human nature was almost non-existent. So for the most part in my almost two decades of being human I have not completely understood elements in life and have found myself lost and confused especially in the transition period of being a teenager. The period where you find yourself burdened by hormones and are taunted by the unhappiness that growing pains bring. A pain like no other you have ever experienced, at this time we all start to see the world in a different light, we realize it is harder and that pain is unavoidable. So we join the masses of humans in the pursuit of happiness. Happiness that seems to be the one thing we all seek among all else. As Aristotle points out it is