“What is the highest good that can be obtained through action? » (Aristotle 3). According to Aristotle, all actions aim at an end which forms a hierarchy with an ultimate end. The highest good is the end to which all actions aim. Happiness is the supreme good which consists of living well and being well. This statement is clear, making it acceptable for definition by anyone. However, what happiness is makes it a debatable topic. Aristotle states that the highest good has three qualities: it must be chosen as an end in itself and never for anything else, as well as it must be self-sufficient and lacking in nothing. Happiness alone satisfies all these conditions. It is the highest good of a human being. People often arrive at their conception of the good based on their lives. The three main lives include the life of gratification, political activity and finally study. For example, an active human being favors the political life rather than the life of gratification, seeking virtue rather than honor or pleasure. Furthermore, the life of a person who earns money is not the life that good people seek since...