... many of the aspects of the inquiry" (77). To sum up, when Aristotle states that human good is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue, he is first of all placing the seat of human behavior and action in the soul, meaning that it is the soul that determines whether we do good or ill. Aristotle says that the function of the human being is a certain kind of life. That life consists of an activity or actions of the soul implying a rational principle, and the function of a good man is the performance of these ... functions. This leads Aristotle to the conclusion that human good is ...

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