Aristotle's philosophy about happiness is the function of valuing human life
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Aristotle, Goodness, Happiness, Ethics, VietnamResumo
The technological revolution 4.0 and international cooperation have made many changes in society. People desire a peaceful and happy life, so they find that Happiness is a target or necessary goal in life.The article uses the materialist dialectic method to view Aristotle’s philosophical thought comprehensively. The paper specifies historical principles regarding his concept of Happiness, compared to today’s to show that the value of Happiness is the value of beauty. In addition, the article also uses analytical and synthetic methods to clarify Aristotle’s view that Happiness is related to material things, beliefs, and the noble values people aspire to achieve. The article describes the Vietnamese people’s view that Happiness is solidarity and mutual support to live together in peace, tranquility, and material abundance. Happiness in Vietnamese lives is necessary to ensure that each person’s personal life and society’s personal life being civilized and modern and that people have whole, peaceful, and free energy. The Happiness of the Vietnamese aims for the importance of truth, goodness, and beauty.
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