Aristotle and The Human Good In book I, Nichomachean Ethics Aristotle argues the highest end is the human good, and claims that the highest end pursued in action is happiness, "What is the highest of all goods pursued in action...most people virtually agree<about what the good is>, since both the many and the cultivated call it happiness"(pg. 198 ll.1095a 15-20). Aristotle's argument is flawed when he suggests only human beings …
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…happy due to the lack of reason is contrary to his own viewpoint that reason is what separates man from animal. To prove or back up his argument Aristotle should have given specific examples in which it is obvious children and animals do not and will never have the reason to achieve the highest end. Not doing so and giving information lacking facts and contradicting his own argument is ultimately what proves Aristotle's argument faulty.