In Book One Section vii of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle considers the nature of the good for man and what would be the ultimate end or object of human life. He answers that it ... being" (74). This leads to the central issue in this section, that "happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul" (75). Every person has a function or activity. Aristotle raises this first with reference to a professional such as a flautist, sculptor, or artist. We can see that performing the task that identifies them as a certain type of performer ... the function of a man is to perform this activity "well a...

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... Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle began an argument by stating "But presumably the remark that the best good is happiness is apparently something [generally] agreed, and we still need a clearer statement of what the best good is. Perhaps, then, we shall find this if we first grasp the function of a human being" (1097b22-25). For Aristotle ... , although with the invention of material goods, there has been debate about the legitimacy of this statement. To give a better viewpoint on his statement Aristotle gave examples of what in his day constituted as humans being good. Those examples were of ...

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