Aristotle finally takes the lead as a philosopher to answer the question of what the purpose of life is. His answer is happiness. The aim of Aristotle's theory is to achieve the greatest possible happiness by maintaining the appropriate virtues. I agree with Aristotle's goal of happiness and conclude with the idea of ​​virtues being virtuous states of character that influence our decision making. Aristotle explains his reasons for saying that happiness is the purpose of life. Aristotle believes that happiness is the purpose of life because, when a person explains why they make decisions between multiple choices, they will come to the same idea, that whichever choice allows that person to achieve maximum happiness. Aristotle then concludes that the foundation of our decision making is that people will base their moral decisions on the amount of enjoyment they receive versus the difficulty of performing the action. The root of our decision making must be a state of character within us, in this case, that weighs our delights against our burdens. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics deals with the virtues of the soul. These virtues if maintained correctly would allow a person to be truly happy. These virtues are states of character developed by habitual action, which often form as we emerge and which will subsequently influence all our moral decisions. The character state of a virtue concerns choice; and not involuntary or non-voluntary actions. Just as we do not deliberate about external things, we cannot be responsible for things whose consequences we cannot influence or that we are unable to deter. Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary actions are all r... ... middle of paper ... it has to be done in the right way, by doing the right things, and also if it was for the right reasons, at the right time, and whether he was confident in carrying out such actions was inspired by moral reasons, or whether it was just raw emotion, everything must be considered to determine morality. Aristotle believes that virtues are the most effective means to achieve happiness, so we must strive to build them within ourselves so that we can become moral.SourcesRead more: http://www.brainyqo.com//authors/a/aristotle .html#ixzz1f6yaZuVSAristotle “ The man who indulges in every pleasure and abstains from none becomes self-indulgent, while the man who shuns every pleasure, as the coarse do, becomes in a certain sense callous; temperance and courage, then are destroyed by excess and defect”. -(1) page 955The fundamental works of Aristotle – These virtues concern passions and actions of choice.