But what is happiness? For Aristotle, it is by understanding the distinctive function of a thing that one can understand its essence. Thus, one cannot understand what it is to be a gardener unless ...

Aristotle (right) and Plato (left) in Raphael’s ‘The School of Athens’ Photo: Godong/Getty Images. Happiness seems to be in short supply today, with acrimony, ...

Let’s go way back and borrow some philosophy from Aristotle. The Greek philosopher, who made significant contributions to many areas of human knowledge, laid out four levels of happiness ...

Aristotle’s philosophy reminds us that happiness is not a passive state to be found but an active state to be achieved through engagement in life’s myriad activities. It encourages us to ...

For Aristotle, the life of virtue is crucial for human happiness. When we are just, kind, courageous, generous, and wise , we experience deep satisfaction and fulfillment that is available in no ...

In his Nicomachean Ethics, the philosopher Aristotle tries to discover what is ‘the supreme good for man’, that is, what is the best way to lead our life and give it meaning. For Aristotle, a ...

For Aristotle, the life of virtue is crucial for human happiness. When we are just, kind, courageous, generous, and wise , we experience deep satisfaction and fufillment that is available in no ...