Our souls have three different aspects: the rational, irrational, and appetitive part. The soul can be viewed as a spectrum with the rational and irrational parts of the soul on both sides of the spectrum and the appetitive part is in the middle.. Aristotle describes the appetitive side of our soul as the part that knows what is wrong but still chooses to do it for the sake of pleasure. For example, if someone knows that it is wrong to steal a chocolate but they do it anyways that is the appetitive side of our soul acting. In Aristotle’s opinion we must seek happiness rather than pleasure because “life is also in itself pleasant. For pleasure is a state of mind”(p.57). It should feel good to make ethical decisions rather than feeling good about the outcome. Furthermore, in order to control this side of our soul we must use our virtues to make ethical decisions and,in Aristotle's opinion, we should feel joy in doing
Our souls have three different aspects: the rational, irrational, and appetitive part. The soul can be viewed as a spectrum with the rational and irrational parts of the soul on both sides of the spectrum and the appetitive part is in the middle.. Aristotle describes the appetitive side of our soul as the part that knows what is wrong but still chooses to do it for the sake of pleasure. For example, if someone knows that it is wrong to steal a chocolate but they do it anyways that is the appetitive side of our soul acting. In Aristotle’s opinion we must seek happiness rather than pleasure because “life is also in itself pleasant. For pleasure is a state of mind”(p.57). It should feel good to make ethical decisions rather than feeling good about the outcome. Furthermore, in order to control this side of our soul we must use our virtues to make ethical decisions and,in Aristotle's opinion, we should feel joy in doing