Moral Character of LifeVirtue is a state which decides consisting of an average, which is relative to us; it is a happy medium between two vices, one of excess and the other of defect. In the book Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle uses his collection of lecture notes to establish the best way to live and acquire happiness. According to Aristotle, to live a happy life, one must obtain them to become morally good. Defining virtue and choice with the “doctrine of average” will guide our choices and strengthen our moral character. When we follow this choice guide, can a series of good choices change a vicious character? Aristotle states that human function is the vital activity of the part of the soul that has reason and I will try to explain these reasons. This is the key element of Aristotle's teachings, being able to take one's pleasures and gratitude, reflect on them and learn from them. The magnanimous person is very complex and displays the right virtues at the right time and in the right way. This means that you are genuinely inclined to act virtuously for the right reasons. The man with a great soul adapts to his environment where he is honorable but not boastful in his actions. Aristotle argues that a person's character is acquired through the habits an individual develops when imitating their environment. He further believes that it is only possible to achieve happiness within a political organization because happiness represents living well without worrying about others; they live only for truth and not for approval. In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's vision of the great-souled man is that of an individual who represents happiness and obtains the five virtues: wisdom, justice, courage, self-control and general goodness with...... middle of paper. .....functional elements of the person. Aristotle attempts to explain what this harmony consists of by exploring the psychological foundations of moral character. A person is good if he has virtues and lacks vices. A series of good choices can change a character from vicious if he or she becomes virtuous by performing virtuous acts. Aristotle says: “We become just by performing just acts, and temperate by performing temperate acts” (NE18-19). To perform virtuous acts virtuously, “the agent must also be in a certain condition when he performs them; firstly he must have knowledge, secondly he must choose acts and choose them for themselves, and thirdly his actions must proceed from a firm and immutable character” (NE30-33). The teaching also allows us to understand why certain actions are virtuous for people with good habits, well-mannered people (NE. 2-17).