[PDF] according to aristotle what is happiness

According to Aristotle, happiness consists in achieving, through the course of a whole lifetime, all the goods — health, wealth, knowledge, friends, etc. — that lead to the perfection of human nature and to the enrichment of human life. This requires us to make choices, some of which may be very difficult.
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  • How does Aristotle define happiness quizlet?

    How does Aristotle define happiness? "Happiness is an activity of the soul expressing complete virtue in a complete life."

  • What according to Aristotle is true happiness found in?

    For Aristotle, true happiness is to be found in contemplation. To Aristotle, virtue means acting with excellence. Aristotle was one of Socrates' most brilliant students. According to Aristotle, everything has a function in the order of things, except for man-made things.

  • What is Aristotle's definition of happiness essay?

    Aristotle describes happiness as a final end meaning that is not chosen as a means to something else. As health is the goodness, or completeness, of a person's body, happiness is the goodness of a person's soul. For that reason, one should not seek happiness in itself, but should seek deserving to be happy.
  • Aristotle argues that happiness is the supreme practical good because it is perfect, final, self-sufficing and complete in itself. For him, happiness is simply defined as rational eudaemonism (an activity of the soul according to rea- son in contrast with mere sensual pleasure).
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