aristotle, essence of happiness, ethical virtue, nicomachean ethics

Aristotle and the Unrelenting Question About Happiness

The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said that “happiness depends upon ourselves.” To fully comprehend the essence of man’s happiness, he believed that we must seek to understand a human being’s distinctive function. Fame, money, recognition, love, and other things that have put a smile on our faces — think of them as droplets of water, fleeting ...

Raven Montmorency

Aristotle.