Aristotle: Happiness and Virtue
February 22, 2010
In this particular chapter, Aristotle discusses the principle or his principle of happiness and virtue. I will be first discussing happiness. Happiness in this story talks about that it is a cycle. It is a long cycle or a long process that each and every human being is desiring to achieve. As stated in the book, it is an activity of the soul. I believe with what Aristotle is saying. It is because based from personal experience, I really am looking and wanting for something good, which definitely is related to happiness. My concrete example for is this is when a student is studying. In our lives, all people are required to finish elementary, secondary and college level of study. When that particular person graduated from college, then definitely that person will celebrate and will be very happy. That is how this story is related. When a person achieves something, then they get to be happy. Next topic is about virtue. Virtue is related and a part of happiness. For me, virtue can be an act which pushes a person in achieving happiness. Before you attain nirvana, there are actions which will lead you to gaining that happiness, and for me, that is the virtue. In this story, Aristotle mentioned two parts of virtue. It is the intellectual and moral virtue. To sum up, I agree with what Aristotle was saying. Happiness and virtue will be depending on us humans. It depends on our faith. It depends on our decisions.
