Man Becomes Who He Is
Aristotle discusses two different claims in Nichomachean Ethics that seems to have no connection. Aristotle's "proper function of man," which is an activity of the soul in relation with the rational principle, does not seem to connect with his later claim that, "men become just by performing just actions and self-controlled by practicing self-control," but the connection is made by Aristotle suggesting that the actions of man's soul, the nonphysical part of man or what man already possesses, is brought out by high standards, habit, and repetition, which will then lead to moral virtue.
First lets look at Aristotle's definition of the "proper function of man." In the middle of section seven of Book I, just after Aristotle defines "self- sufficient" and before concluding that section he discusses the "proper function of man," "The proper function of man then, consists in an activity of the soul in conformity with a rational principle or at least, not......
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