In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle explores the most important question that we human beings can ask ourselves; What is the best way to live our life? Throughout this book he establishes logical arguments and supports them to attempt to demonstrate that happiness is the ultimate goal of life and that everything we do pursues it. He begins his argument by stating that everything we do in everyday life we ​​do because we believe it is fundamentally good. Aristotle notes that while we pursue what is good, how we pursue it differs greatly. There are so many actions and things we can do while pursuing what we believe is good that it is illogical to believe that any one of these actions is the ultimate goal. Aristotle states: "An end pursued for its own sake is more complete than an end pursued because of something else, and that an end which is never choiceworthy because of something else is more complete than ends which are both for right than because of this end” (Nicomachean Ethics, 134). What exactly does this statement mean and how does it relate to Aristotle's grand scheme of leading the best happy lifestyle? end that requires nothing other than itself is closer to the ultimate end than an end that is subordinate to other ends, for example, if I go to school simply to get a better job when I graduate and make more money than I am pursuing a less complete goal. On the other hand, if I go to school simply to educate myself because I love knowledge and want to improve myself, then that goal is superior to going to school for money. Since knowledge is not a goal subordinate to other goals , then it is more complete. Furthermore, the goal is increasingly... middle of paper......the rational side of our soul must be able to control our irrational to achieve virtue: this is reason enough to discredit his theory . I believe that to be happy we must satisfy our desires as much as possible. If our desires are irrational, then why do we have them? He says that since God gave us reason we must use it, but we also desire! Why shouldn't we use our desires to overwhelm our reason? I just don't see why we shouldn't do what makes us immediately satisfied in life because it's too short. I also believe that imposing all these perfect character virtues on people is absurd. Why does being brave make someone less happy than someone who is a coward? I believe that being yourself is the key to happiness and constantly shaping your personality and traits to become a perfect human being is wrong. Works Cited Nicomachean Ethics