Aristotle tries to explain the human good by arguing that people will have to seek it in their actions and do this throughout their entire lives. He explains this in The Nicomachean Ethics where he describes happiness as a virtuous exercise because it makes an individual to acquire knowledge, friends, and wealth among other goods in life. The virtuous nature of happiness also leads the individuals to the enriched life that is defined by perfection. In reference to political science, Aristotle makes scientific knowledge of happiness. In order to define happiness, he seeks to determine the human good. The underlying facts about happiness are based on three terms: function, virtue, and rational. The term happiness is hereby explained through
