Aristotle on Happiness In this paper I will explain thoroughly happiness and I will also examine the question of whether a person can be called happy before their death. First I will examine how Aristotle came to the conclusion that happiness is what human actions should ultimately strive for. Aristotle first starts off by explaining why every human action strives towards a certain good or perfection. The morally good action is the moderate action between …
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…dialogues, I have been able to get a better understanding of what the soul and happiness really are. To lead the happy life, one needs to be virtuous and also have the external goods necessary to promote this type of living. Also, the soul is that which makes us who we are, hopefully more people can see this in the future, so they too can better their understanding of what it is to be human.