My second born son is reaching his own greatness in study and contemplation-- im proud to record his greatness
Aristotle describes the Great-Souled Man as “the best human being”. For if we aspire to reach this goal of greatness we must first attain the knowledge of who a Great-Souled Man is. To Aristotle, the Great-Souled Man is the peak of virtue, and virtue requires knowledge. Therefore, in order to pursue our potential greatness we must analyze Aristotle’s characterization of the Great-Souled Man in his Nichomachean Ethics.
The Great-Souled Man is the goal for one pursuing the good and happiness in life. Aristotle explains happiness as being the highest end in a human life. Furthermore, It is being virtuous and training ourselves by means of habit that we will build within us a virtuous active condition that will lead to happiness. “We set down that the work of a human being is a certain sort of life, while this life consists of being at work of the soul and actions go along with reason, and it belongs to a man of serious stature to do these things well and beautifully,” The “being at work” (Energeia) described here is the activity that goes on in all of our souls every second. It is how we respond and react to the world around us. For if we train ourselves by habit (Ethos) to act with mean virtue we will build a great active condition (Hexis). These two words depend upon each other. As practicing virtuous habits is having a being at work in the soul that will condition us into having a great active condition. The world beautifully here (To Kalon) could also be translated as noble and brings in a societal aspect to great-soulness as
The word serious here (spoudaios) is similar to the word for virtue (αρετή) as it can also be translated as excellence. To Aristotle, the concepts of ethics and morals, the way a human being behaves, aim towards greatness. To be Great-Souled one must aim at perfection of the self.
Oliver
Aristotle describes the Great-Souled Man as “the best human being”. For if we aspire to reach this goal of greatness we must first attain the knowledge of who a Great-Souled Man is. To Aristotle, the Great-Souled Man is the peak of virtue, and virtue requires knowledge. Therefore, in order to pursue our potential greatness we must analyze Aristotle’s characterization of the Great-Souled Man in his Nichomachean Ethics.
The Great-Souled Man is the goal for one pursuing the good and happiness in life. Aristotle explains happiness as being the highest end in a human life. Furthermore, It is being virtuous and training ourselves by means of habit that we will build within us a virtuous active condition that will lead to happiness. “We set down that the work of a human being is a certain sort of life, while this life consists of being at work of the soul and actions go along with reason, and it belongs to a man of serious stature to do these things well and beautifully,” The “being at work” (Energeia) described here is the activity that goes on in all of our souls every second. It is how we respond and react to the world around us. For if we train ourselves by habit (Ethos) to act with mean virtue we will build a great active condition (Hexis). These two words depend upon each other. As practicing virtuous habits is having a being at work in the soul that will condition us into having a great active condition. The world beautifully here (To Kalon) could also be translated as noble and brings in a societal aspect to great-soulness as
The word serious here (spoudaios) is similar to the word for virtue (αρετή) as it can also be translated as excellence. To Aristotle, the concepts of ethics and morals, the way a human being behaves, aim towards greatness. To be Great-Souled one must aim at perfection of the self.
Oliver
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