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According to Aristotle, `happiness is a deliberately chosen active condition of the soul in accordance with virtue.` Argue for the case that some essential aspect of Aristotles ethical theory is wrong.

Everyone will choose happiness instead of evil and sad life but in actuality people are not all happy and virtuous at the same time

In addition , he adds that happiness is the motivating factor behind doing well . He adds that pleasures are state of soul , those who live doing well , feel pleasure in any activity . Therefore , man has to feel pleasure in doing well and this should be in harmony with other (Encyclopedia , 2007 ) This again is very vague in the sense that happiness , virtues , and choice are not relative . These sometimes rely

on other factors as people around them , history , previous experiences , and individual situations

For Aristotle , the one who is able to choose the right path is the one possesses good moral character and goodness of intellect . When a person learns to do good deeds , he began to enjoy practicing those deeds and through repetition of morally correct acts , a person can acquire the right kind of character . This theory is open for criticism as well because one does not guarantee that by repeating a good act , one feels pleasure

Aristotle says that fate when hinders the person 's will to be good or virtuous or being happy , it is involuntary and not by choice , so he must not be punished or take into account . For him ignorance and compulsion for an action is not by choice , therefore involuntary . However , not all actions are forceful or are the result of ignorance (Hauptli , 2007 People may deliberately choose to do certain kinds of actions to gain benefit in the future and Aristotle does not fully comprehend and integrate the argument . For Aristotle , all good deeds should be put into actions , and therefore , they would result in happiness . He was against the concept of good-will , he says that if a...

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