Aristotle
Aristotle attempts to find through reason what happiness, purpose and moderation are. His approach is very common sense, although somewhat wordy, with a notion that one needs to have experience in these areas to fully realize what they mean. He uses everyday occurrences when trying to explain these issues. Happiness, purpose and moderation are what every good person should strive for according to Aristotle. This makes a person whole and their life worthwhile. Aristotle believes that the best a person can do is live life that is full of activities that make use of our ability to reason and think. To do well at whatever good thing we try is the utmost importance according to Aristotle. To Aristotle all human activity must have an end or something good in which they try for. I believe this to be why humans set goals for themselves. For an example of what I think Aristotle is talking about I will use myself as an example. I am attending Concordia which is the activity, in hopes that I can receive a degree which is the goal. Things of this nature all have a meaning or goal. Some may not be as clear, but according to Aristotle the goal is out there we just have to find it. Aristotle talks about happ
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Approximate Word count = 928
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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