Philosophy lies in the basis of human thinking. We make decisions, choose a way for one to go, strive to understand the rules, which the whole universal eternity follows, acquire knowledge, including the knowledge of the human soul. Thus, when we try to understand, what will make us happy, still we seek answer in the deep philosophical thinking. Aristotle is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, his works, such as “Nicomachean Ethics”, which I will focus on today, left a great impact
ethical virtue theory in which he makes his own account of happiness and the good life. He examines in depth how a human being ought to act in a society and what are the imperatives of a choiceworthy life. This work has majorly contributed in the field of Moral Philosophy; hence it is indubitably worth being studied. The purpose of this paper will be firstly to explain Aristotle’s argument, which led him to the following conclusion “the human function is activity of the soul in accord with reason or
The term happiness cannot be contained or explained through words. No word is right word to explain the essence of happiness. Happiness is a spiritual element that is far beyond human explanation. It is eternal and human inheritance. The word happiness cannot make you happy like the word water cannot quench. For someone who is thirst must drink water and quench the throat. And the same thing is true with happiness. Happiness is not something verbal or to be induced from outside. No money, power,
Abstract: In this paper I ponder the view, proposed by several people from Aristotle to Russell, that knowledge provides purpose and meaning of human life, and I find it deficient. I propose that the meaning and purpose of human life is happiness and argue that, while knowledge is not the ultimate purpose and meaning of human life, it is a precondition of happiness. In the context of this question there are various key terms that need to be clearly defined. First of all, the title emphasizes the term
meaning of life is, he separated his views from the typical human of his time. Aristotle believed that life had an overall purpose, something to live for, that you should achieve by the end of your life. He believed the end goal for life, was the pursuit of happiness. Happiness, not your average happy for a couple hours, then back to normal. He believed that happiness was a lifelong pursuit to achieve by the time you die. For Aristotle, virtue was fulfilling your life goal of happiness. Aristotle
that to gain that real happiness we need to work for it, even if playing included in the process of accomplishing this happiness as well. He also described work as the energy to utilize and to take advantage of the sources that provided to human beings on Earth. But there is no end to the human satisfaction because our wants are unlimited in life. We tend always to work hard to gain more happiness because when one desire is satisfied, another one takes its place. So, the human mind made that he/she
government to make decisions. In this declaration, there were four key ideals expressed. These ideals were the right to equality, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the consent of the governed, and to alter or abolish government. The most important ideal of the Declaration of Independence is the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, also known as unalienable rights. Without these rights, people would not be able to make their
Needless to say, all human beings want to lead a ‘good life’ and be ‘happy’. Aristotle addresses this fundamental quest of human existence by postulating what really is the ultimate good of human life. Nicomachean Ethics is an investigation to figure out the ultimate goal of human life. Aristotle argues that ethics as a discipline has more to do with application than mere theory. He dives deep into the reservoir of his mind and inquires about ‘what is the ultimate good of human life’ not just to reach
Introduction The happiness of an individual highly depends on his financial prosperity and therefore on the economic welfare of the country he lives in consequently raising the income of everybody would also raise the happiness of everybody. The intuition would say ’yes’ but this however is not the reality. One’s own welfare often depends on the welfare of others because people always compare themselves with their social environment (Easterlin, 1994). Life satisfaction originates through a “good life“ but
Humans are unlike any other species on earth. There are many unique traits and characteristics that only humans show. While there are many differences between humans and other species, feelings are a central part of what separates humans. Distinct attributes such as happiness, compassion, and disgust are the most apparent feelings displayed. What makes us human, is having the capability to express feelings and emotions. Happiness, an emotional state of “being happy” is something that only a human