Summary
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics remains a foundational work in Western philosophy, exploring the nature of human happiness and the path to achieving it through virtue. This treatise delves into the essence of ethical behavior, positing that the ultimate goal of life is eudaimonia, often translated as flourishing or well-being, attainable only through the practice of moral and intellectual virtues.
- The concept of the highest good: Aristotle argues that every action aims at some good, but there is a supreme good—happiness or eudaimonia—that is the final end and self-sufficient.
- Function argument: Human good is linked to function; since...
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