亚里士多德德性幸福论管窥

On morality and happiness in the eyes of Aristotle

在《尼各马可伦理学》中,亚里士多德指出幸福在本质上是完善的、自足的,在时间上是持续的、是出于意愿的合于德性的实现活动。虽然幸福需要外在条件,但既然幸福中不存在不完善的东西,那么它只存在于最完善的实现活动——沉思中的自由活动。

In his book 《Nicomachean Ethics》, Aristotle pointed out that happiness is perfect and self - content in nature, persistent in time, and a realization activity of will and suitable for morality. Although happiness is gained through some outside conditions, there are no imperfect things in happiness; therefore, happiness exists in perfect realization activity, that is, the free activity in meditation.