Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

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In Aristotle, "Nicomachean Ethics", the author conveys that the nature of his universe is place where you aim for happiness and to be a good person. The author explains that the goal of reading "Nicomachean Ethics" is for the reader to determine the best way to achieve their own happiness and to be good person by using their moral virtues that were thought to them. To achieve this, you have to understand your virtues and the kind of person you are. Every human is born goodness in their soul, but what you do with it will determine your happiness. In addition, when do good deeds from the goodness of heart that will also contribute to your happiness and show that your selfless person. Aristotle explains that we should see our life as whole and …show more content…

That's separate human from animals because human is rational being and they control there thinking and action. Also, humans have the ability to distinguish between good and bad. This ability is something that was thought very early on in a person life. They develop an intellectual and moral virtue. The Author, explains that humans learn the intellectual virtues by instruction and you learn moral virtues by practice or habit. All humans are born good or in other words morally virtuous. This gives the humans the ability wants to be good and do good things because it's embedded in their soul and what makes a human good person. Aristotle shares that human being need a purpose and reason to why we are here on this earth. We as human have the desire to know what mission in life. For example, Is it to share happiness or help other, etc. However, the decisions and what's in our hearts is going to determine if we are good or bad. Moreover, we as human have the goodness in that is a virtue that we use to make good decisions that makes us proud or a sense of accomplishment. Having the ability to understand that our goodness comes from our virtue we will fulfilled and bring us