Virtue in Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics

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Aristotelian ethics is focused on the search for happiness through virtue . Happiness functions as the chief and final end of man while virtue is a mediated state in between the irrational tendencies of man The Aristotelian ethical system is primarily focused on the notion of virtue and value of the golden mean which focuses on practicality as a method of achieving happiness in opposition to self-realization According to Aristotle , ethical knowledge is not precise compared to the study of mathematics or the sciences , but a

practical discipline that in to be good or virtuous is not to quantify it as a study but to actually experience becoming good or virtuous . In the Nicomachean Ethics , Aristotle 's work breaks away from the reason-centered philosophies of his predecessors namely Plato and Aristotle concerning the reason-based pursuit of the highest form of good through an empirical and a goal-centered approach

The attainment of the `good ' is the foundation of Aristotelian ethical principles ethics during the context of classical Greek philosophy is primarily concerned on living the `good ' life through the moderation of actions . This notion of good however is different from the hedonistic perspectives concerning the happiness . Hedonism centers its beliefs on pleasure as the purpose or final end of man while Aristotle 's ethics are primarily directed to the practice and experience of life through virtue and mediation . He argues that the rational and irrational tendencies of the soul such as aspirations , desires , wants , and needs , have...