who drives the shiniest or fastest car, who sells the most albums or who has the most

respect? Aristotle challenges views, which are similar to the ones held and shown by

rap artists such as Jay-Z and the Notorious B.I.G., by observing that everything in the

universe, including humans, has a telos, or goal in life. He states that the goal of a

human life is to achieve happiness or eudaimonia. I believe that Aristotle is completely

correct in his reasoning of the purpose of human nature. He even explains how

happiness is different for every person, and each different type of person has a

different idea of eudaimonia. He then goes on to talk about how a person must do all

things in moderation, not doing the excess but at the same time doing just enough.

I agree with Aristotle's reasoning on how happiness is achieved and why it is the goal

Aristotle's idea of human telos because it concluded that living a virtuous life must be

primarily as an exercise of virtue in private or with friends, but as the exercise of virtue

This idea, called the "golden mean of moderation" was the backbone support to

act for the good of all fellow citizens.

life for human beings is a life governed by reason.

this moral virtue, of which happiness comes from, is a matter of avoiding extremes in

function is. The function of a thing, or its telos, is what it alone can do, or what it can

human, and that wealth is merely a means to towards a greater good. He taught

Aristotle points out that honor, pleasure, and wealth are the things believed to make

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