Aristotle on Unity: When Every Part of the Soul Desires the Same Objects
He wishes for himself both what is, and what he believes to be, good; and he does it (it being characteristic of the good man to work at what is good)
Aristotle – Practical Wisdom and Science Different Parts of the Soul
Well, we have now stated the nature and objects of Practical Wisdom and Science respectively, and that they belong each to a different part of the Soul. But I can conceive a person questioning their utility. “Science,” he would say, “concerns itself with none of the causes of human happiness (for it has nothing to […]
Aristotle – Three functions of the Soul; Sense, Intellect, and Appetition
Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics – There are in the Soul three functions on which depend moral action and truth; Sense, Intellect, Appetition, whether vague Desire or definite Will.
The Two Parts of the Soul – the Irrational and the Rational
Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics – The Soul consists of two parts, the Irrational and the Rational (as to whether these are actually divided, as are the parts of the body,
Perfect Happiness Must Be a Kind of Contemplative Working
Our conception of the gods is that they are above all blessed and happy: now what kind of Moral actions are we to attribute to them?
We Toil for Rest and War to have Peace: Happiness is at Rest
Also, Happiness is thought to stand in perfect rest; for we toil that we may rest, and war that we may be at peace. Now all the Practical Virtues require either society or war for their Working, and the actions regarding these are thought to exclude rest; those of war entirely, because no one chooses […]