In the topic happiness is a state, Aristotle argues that happiness is not something that is achieved or experienced in a moment like a feeling but says that it is a lifestyle. He states that it is the practice of virtue in a person's life that contributes to his overall happiness. You can't live a life doing the wrong things and expect to be happy. In short, Aristotle states in his argument that happiness is a journey and not a state of mind. It's not possible to wake up one day and say you're happy. On this point, however, I tend to disagree with Aristotle. While I agree with him that living the right kind of life leads to being happy, one cannot describe being happy without experiencing the state of happiness. It is true that living the right kind of life leads to happiness. However, the destination of the activities of leading a virtuous life is the state of happiness that the individual must experience emotionally. In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle states that happiness is the only virtue that people seek for its own sake unlike fame, honor, health. , friendship and wealth. He observed that people tried to achieve the above things to be happy. According to him, a happy life is a good life in which a person leads his life in the way most honored by society. He says that a life well lived is a life governed by rational activity. He arrives at this conclusion following the theory of functions. According to him, everything in the universe has its unique function. The unique function of the human being is to think and act rationally. Therefore, if one performs his function properly, he leads a good life. As such, living a life of perfect rational activity... middle of paper... happiness is multifaceted and can be described in many other ways. However, Aristotle argues that happiness should be based on pleasure. because men are rational beings and as such should not rely on indulgence in their basic need for pleasure. This is because feelings can be deceiving but reason never fails. However, if it is true that happiness should not be based only on the feeling of pleasure, this does not imply that man should not allow himself to be overwhelmed by the state of feeling happy (emotion even when he has done the right thing. It is wrong to indulge in wrong activities such as a way to seek happiness. However, it does not mean that man refrains from enjoying his great achievements after leading a good life includes several things and simply defining it as an activity is an overgeneralization of things..