Eudemonia By Aristotle

Aristotle uses the term “eudemonia” to explain what one should do to have the best form of life available. Aristotle first appeals to final causes to expand upon what the best form of life is for humans. Aristotle states that to know our goodness as human beings, we must show our function as a human being. To be happy, Aristotle suggests that we must find our function. In his argument, Aristotle determines how every human being has a unique characteristic activity, which is to reason. Thus, a human beings function is to reason, and to exercise the human function is an activity according with reasoning. If we realize what our function and purpose is in life as a human being, then we figure out our goodness as a human. This claim coincides with Aristotle’s response for what the best form of life there is available for each person. …show more content…
Even if you are good your function you find, does it necessarily mean you are living the best life or even a happy one? For example, say you are naturally good at singing; you start to find that singing was your only purpose and function to life but it is not what you enjoy to do. Does this necessarily mean that you can only have one function? Because if you are good at something but don’t find it enjoyable, it means you are not happy and not living your best life. If we can identify more than one function and the other function is enjoyable, than we can live a better life. However, Aristotle’s claim is that once you identify your sole function, you can exceed at living the best life but doesn’t specify if you can have more than one function you are good at. So if you do not enjoy the function that you do find yourself with, than you are not having the best life as a human being unless you can identify another function you do