Aristotle's Account of Happiness

Happiness is one of an important element that actually depends on our own thinkings as well as feelings. Aristotle briefly describes happiness as one of the main as well as an important element of a human life and this is the reason why and how happiness is termed as a goal in its own meaning. Therefore Aristotle highlights this specific topic in more detail as compare to any other thinker or philosopher. As a matter of fact, happiness actually depends on the development as well as on the cultivation of ones own virtue, although the virtues of this thinker are somehow very much individualistic as compare to other social virtues of the Confucians. Along with this, Aristotle also argues that virtue is actually gained by properly maintaining the actually mean, which is the only balanced between the two main as well as important excesses. The doctrine of Aristotle of the above stated mean is termed to be reminiscent of the middle path of the Bhudas, but there is other intriguing as well as main differences as well. For Aristotle the actual mean was termed as a method of having the virtue, but on the other hand for Buddha the middle path is actually linked to a peaceful method as well as a way of life with the help of which negotiation between the two ends is actually obtained.

Who is Aristotle??

Aristotle is well known as one of the best thinkers of the western science as well as of the philosophy who has made great contributions in the field of metaphysics, logics, mathematics, biology, botany, physics, ethical studies, agriculture, medicine, theatre and dance. Plato was his teacher as well as guide who have gained the tactics of teachings from Socrates. As a matter of fact we actually do not use any of the writings of Aristotle but on the same side we use his thoughts, feelings as well as concepts in order to have a detailed analysis on it. We do have various volumes of his lectures so that we can get a glance that what actually he had gained and delivered (Kathy, 2004, p.93).

Aristotle was known as the first person who actually classified different related areas of the human based knowledge into different categories for instance biology, mathematics as well as ethics. These categories along with the classifications are no doubt being used today as well. He was also the first person who devises a proper as well as a formal system with the help of which proper reasoning was given. He was thus known as a man who always gave ideas along with proper referencing as well as reasoning.

Lyceum, the first ever scientific related institute was also founded by Aristotle and this institute is located in Greece. Liberal arts education was his main area where he had actually done detailed workings in order to let people know what to study, how to study and why to study. Along with other thinkers as well as philosophers, Aristotle ...