Review:
According to Aristotle, “happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with perfect virtue; we must consider the nature of virtue; for perhaps we shall thus see better the nature of happiness.” “Aristotle argues that all human beings seek happiness and happiness is not pleasure, honor or wealth, but an activity of soul in accordance with virtue.” For me, happiness depends how people define it. If for them, to get pleasure, wealth and honor makes them happy then so be it. But happiness for me is something that could make me feel better. Example would be, my mother bought me a new cell phone because I graduated with honors. I would feel very happy because I got a new cell phone because of hard work.
According to Aristotle, there are 2 kinds of virtue, moral and intellectual. Moral virtue comes from training and habit and generally is a state of character that is a mean between the vices of excess and deficiency. It comes about as a result of habit. While intellectual virtue produces the most perfect happiness and is found in the activity of reason or contemplation. It owes both its birth and growth to teaching.” Virtue means goodness and righteousness. So how is this related to happiness? For me, to become happy should do something good or right. So in short to be happy, we should consider virtue.
