Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “The dead are affected by the fortunes of their descendants, but not in a way to change their happiness.”
“The dead are affected by the fortunes of their descendants, but not in a way to change their happiness.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book I, Chapter 11 Explanation:Aristotle proposes a nuanced view: while the deceased retain a symbolic connection to living kin’s successes or failures, their eudaimonia (flourishing) — cemented by lifetime virtue — remains untouchable … Read more