An analysis of the argument of Aristotle for happiness as the ultimate goal of the (rational) inhabitant of the polis
Abstract
This paper analyzes Aristotle's argument in favor of happiness as the ultimate goal of the rational inhabitant of the polis. The strategy consists of extracting the most relevant passages on happiness within the Nicomachean Ethics, on the one hand, and citizenship within Politics, on the other. This in order to reconstruct in broad strokes Aristotle's argument. Once reconstructed by making explicit its premises and conclusion, it is argued, we find that the definitions of happiness, citizenship and polis constitute the core of the argument given by Aristotle. This leads us to reflect on the role of definitions in arguments within the general theory of argumentation, on the one hand, as well as to reflect on the nature of definitions and their typology on the other.References
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