Human Nature and Eudaimonia in Aristotle

Download or read book Human Nature and Eudaimonia in Aristotle written by Don Asselin and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his «Nicomachean Ethics», Aristotle says that eudaimonia («happiness») is the end of human nature. In the Greek thinker's moral theory and theory of human nature, that good has a definite content, and is a universal and even obligatory moral good -- the «true good» of man. Dr. Asselin argues that the connection that Aristotle sees between human nature and eudaimonia illuminates both human nature and the supreme moral good. To the same extent, Aristotle is a perennial source for theorizing about human nature, human moral qualities, and the best life for man.