This work claims mere (*) strength of will to be less praiseworthy than active virtue, but more so than weakness of will, or incontinence, and asserts that the virtue of a particular trait usually lies between two extremes in its "doctrine of the mean.
This work claims that the good of anything with a function lies in the satisfactory performance of that function, and asserts that the function of a human is rational activity. This text's definition of happiness insists that happiness be evaluated over the course of a complete life, so that children cannot be said to be happy and Priam cannot be unhappy just because he is experiencing old age. This work claims mere (*) strength of will to be less praiseworthy than active virtue, but more so than weakness of will, or incontinence, and asserts that the virtue of a particular trait usually lies between two extremes in its "doctrine of the mean." FTP, name this work that suggests adhering to that doctrine in order to attain eudaimonia, a work attributed to Aristotle and named for his son.
This work claims that the good of anything with a function lies in the satisfactory performance of that function, and asserts that the function of a human is rational activity.
{Nicomachean Ethics}