son, and every virtue we choose for themselves are chosen for the sake of happiness. We judge that by means of them we can be happy, but we choose happiness for its own sake and not for the sake of any of these other virtues.
Moral character is defined by actions, the actions of choosing to follow the virtues and to live a moral and thus a good life. Moral character is necessary for living a good life. It is the state of the soul which chooses the good. It is also the characters that accepts the responsibility that belongs to it in any case. Aristotle carefully considers the issue of responsibility and finds that the human being is indeed responsible for his or her actions and may be morally culpable even for unintended consequences. This applies both to the private conduct of individuals and to the conduct of legislators acting for the public go
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