... praiseworthy and noble(p. 403)." Achieving the mean, or excellence, is not an easy process, for this reason goodness is valued greatly. Aristotle states that the best way to attempt at finding the mean is to avoid the extremes, allowing an individual to approach excellence. Aristotle related virtue and happiness in many ways. He supported the argument "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with perfect virtue(p. 394)." throughout the article. Achieving excellence is nearly impossible, and for this ... reason, it is not the mean alone that ... ...

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... just know how to ride it takes time and practice. Ethics are not determining the right and wrong, but how to live a virtuous and happy life. In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, happiness has a different definition then how others view. He believes that, "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with perfect virtue" (Aristotle, 13). He agrees that individuals have different ways they reach their own ... happiness. It can be found in many different ways such as, pleasure, honor, wealth, knowledge, being surrounded by family, or anything else. Each action aims at some kind of end. The...

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... developed by force of habit. Moral virtues are not naturally instilled in us; the soul is designed to receive moral virtues, but in order to develop into guiding forces they must be nurtured by habit. The soul acquires moral virtue by exercising it, just as the pianist learns to play the piano by playing it and not by thinking about it. Virtuous activity breeds virtuous character. The first thing we ... can say about virtuous conduct is that it is inconsistent with excess or deficiency. Any moral quality (take courage, for ... fully virtuous, an act must be performed by someone who is ...

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... who participates in the art of sculpting. The end result of his sculpting is a beautiful piece of artwork. This proves that the function done by the sculptor makes him satisfied in performing the action. The final result is the "chief good- which is sought out by the man who is doing the activity. Aristotle believes that since the activity culminates the soul, it will have an end result in making the soul happy. Aristotle's view in the Doctrine of the Mean on human virtue is split into two parts ... ; intellectual and moral virtue. Intellectual virtue is ... ...

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