How are we limited in our pursuit of happiness? Can we still be happy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can reason, so we’re above the animals. But, we can’t eternally contemplate, so we’re below the gods. In his Nicomachean Ethics<\/em>, Aristotle addresses human limitations and discusses how we still can strive for happiness, even within constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep reading for Aristotle’s views on human limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n An ideal <\/em>happy life consists only of contemplation\u2014however, that\u2019s not realistic for any human life. Instead, Aristotle suggests that human limitations\u2014particularly the human capacity to philosophize (and therefore be happy)\u2014place us somewhere between animals and gods: <\/p>\n\n\n\nLimitations of a Human Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n