Study On Aristotle’s Virtue Happiness Theory

As one of the basic contents of ethics,happiness has been the core topic of western ethics discussion from ancient Greece to modern times.In ancient Greece,Aristotle was the first person to systematically explore and deeply think about happiness.On the basis of serious investigation and analysis of various ideas and thoughts about happiness and kindness of ancient Greek sages,he reconsidered the question of "how is it possible for people to be happy",and thus created the happiness theory oriented by virtue.The formation of any theory and the construction of the theory,it has its breeding social soil,but also has its nourishing ideological tradition,Aristotle’s theory of virtue happiness is the same.Firstly,the humanistic soil and thought resources of Aristotle’s theory of virtue happiness are studied from the two aspects of city-state society and theoretical tradition.Firstly,Aristotle’s theory of happiness is discussed from the relationship between "good" and "happiness",focusing on Aristotle’s objective standard of happiness and the basic function of happiness realization.Then it discusses Aristotle’s theory of virtue,focusing on the connotation,types and cultivation of virtue.On this basis,the logical relationship between "virtue" and "happiness" is comprehensively investigated,and the dual life path of "virtue leading to happiness" is mainly discussed,which can be specifically expanded into two dimensions: ethical virtue and rational virtue leading to life happiness: On the practical dimension,the moral virtue is formed through the middle way of habit,and then through the support of reason for thinking about changeable things,and finally reaches the realm of wisdom to guide the form of happy life.In the rational dimension,the rational virtue is gradually formed through thinking about the invariable things,and finally the happiness activity of pursuing wisdom is formed mainly by meditation.The above two dimensions push each other forward in degrees,opening up the broad path from virtue to happiness on which a life of harmony between virtue and happiness becomes possible.Any thought and theory,especially Aristotle’s theory of happiness of virtue,not only has the tension of time and space,but also has its limitation of time.However,his theory of virtue happiness advocates the pursuit of the ultimate good,constructing a happy life through the cultivation of virtue,emphasizing the concept of happiness with reason as the core,and the middle way theory of virtue cultivation,as well as his thoughts on external goodness as a means of pursuing happiness and placing personal happiness on the happiness of the polis.Aristotle’s theory of virtue happiness not only Outlines a basic blueprint for human happiness,but also provides desirable directions for human beings to develop themselves and explore a happy life.This is the fundamental reason why his theory of virtuous happiness can pass through the historical tunnel of thousands of years and always release the brilliance of thought and method.