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Aristotle's Understanding of the Good Life | Professor Michael Gorman

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The Relationship Between Pleasure Feeling Good and Happiness

Aristotle says that if you perform an action well, it will be pleasurable. So how about this? Looking at things is fun, right? You could just sit there on a bench and just look around. But people actually go to art galleries to put themselves into a place where they can look at things that are really, really enjoyable to look at. If you act well consistently, then on the whole, your life will be pleasant and enjoy it.

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