Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics

What is the proper relationship between pleasure and moral virtue?

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Although Aristotle is clear in Book I that pleasure is not equivalent to happiness, there is still an important relationship between pleasure and virtue. This is because the virtuous person is virtuous insofar as she is able to enjoy being virtuous.

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Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book II

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