PHILOS 1E03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.7-1.13: Neve Electronics, Habituation, Final Good
16 Jan 2017
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Readings 3 aristotle book 1: the human good. Chapter 7: the good must be something final and self-sufficient. Happiness, then, is something final and self-sufficient and is the end of action. Human good turns out to be activity of the soul exhibiting virtue. Chapter 8: our definition is confirmed by current beliefs about happiness: We must consider happiness in the light of what is commonly said about it. Goods that relate to the soul are the most properly and truly goods. The question of whether happiness is acquired by learning or by divined providence is asked. It is reasonable to say that happiness is god given. If activities are what determines the character of life, then no blessed man can become miserable; he will never do the acts that are hateful and mean. For a man who is truly good and wise bears all the chances of life and always makes the best of circumstances.
