... and reason that distinguishes mankind from animals. Virtue, then, is our ability to use reason to see a situation and its collective circumstances, be able to perceive its factors correctly and choose the kinds of actions in varying degrees, relative to the particular situation at hand. And how do we know what the right way to see things and to act.....well it's the way the virtuous person would, of-course! Aristotle presents this argument in the following passages. Presents Eudemonia with virtue "Now such thing happiness, above all else, is held to be; for this we choose always for itself and never for the sake of something else."(1097a38) Brings in the distinctive human feature; "The function of man is an activity of soul which follows or implies a rational principal" (1098a7) Ties it together with; "Human good turns out to be activity of soul in accordance with virtue, and if there are more than one ...

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