"The Good of man is the active exercise of his soul's faculties in conformity with excellence or virtue. Moreover, this activity must occupy a complete lifetime". -Aristotle.

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[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think developing discipline is a must in order to improve our condition and change things, this quote from Aristotle is a good reminder.

Aristotle thought that happiness, as in living life the right way according to him only came by practice of the soul's faculties in relation to virtue. Aristotle makes a point that this takes a lot of practice, to the point of taking an "entire life".

[–]6358 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The funny thing is that you're giving a pretty Marxist-sounding answer to the question begging: 'What for though, Aristotle?'

to improve our [material?] condition and change things

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, I wouldn't call it marxist by itself, just ethical? but since you brought it up, Marx did made a lot of valid points in his works but at the end of the day he was a horrific racist, self hating Jew and kind of a douchebag.