A necessidade das virtudes éticas e dianoéticas para a obtenção da eudaimonía em Aristóteles

Abstract

This final paper objects to present the necessity of the ethical and dianoetic virtues for the obtaining of the Eudaimonia in Aristotle’s philosophy. The book of Nicomachean Ethics of the referred author was used and this work was divided in three chapters. On the first one, the analysis consists in the investigation about the well-being, the supreme good and the human functions. In that way, obtaining a provisional definition of Eudaimonia. For this chapter, the book I of Estagirita was used. On the second chapter, the investigation is about the ethical virtues, the voluntary and involuntary acts, utilizing the books II and III of the same work, with the objective of investigating the nature of the virtues. Finally, on the third chapter, the book VI and book X was used and the analysis is referent to the dianoetic virtues, their relation to the ethical virtues and both of this relations to the Eudaimonia; and also the relation of the Eudaimonia with life in society.