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Aristotle's Argument Against Philosophical Readings On The Way

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This semester’s Core readings have taken students on “the Way”. These works have showed students how people in different societies at different times in history perceived the “Way”. Every society has a different idea of the right way to live one’s life. Each piece has something different to offer to readers. If a person does not agree with each piece of the books, he or she can take pieces from each and use those in order to attain a morally higher and therefore better life. These readings have affected me and helped me change my life for the better. Aristotle changed my view on philosophy. Plato’s Republic turned me against philosophical readings; it was harsh and confusing with every question being answered by means of another question. …show more content…

He believed that the final telos of human life is happiness or eudaimonia. This is perhaps his most important teaching, in my humble opinion. People in today’s society forget what is important in life and forget what their real goal should be. They focus on making lots of money and acquiring many material goods instead of focusing on bettering themselves morally in order to be happy. This message is especially poignant now for college students because many students pursue a major simply because they know they will end up making a good amount of money in that field. Sadly, this leads to people ignoring their dreams and potential happiness. Reading Aristotle reminded me that the highest goal of human life is happiness. This helped me make the decision to drop pre-medicinal studies and pursue a field that makes me happy. This led me to study anthropology, my prospective major, and find my dream career of city planning. Also, by making pride one of his moral virtues, Aristotle taught me that being proud is acceptable, though excessive pride is not. Coming from a Christian background, pride is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. I was always taught to be humble and not proud. Aristotle changed my opinion of this. The conundrum faced explains that Aristotle’s pride is a mean and the Christian pride is an excess, which Aristotle agrees is

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