Happiness and Aristotle’s views on the nature of reality and existence

I’m always amused when people talk about #philosophy with disdain, arguing that “it is a waste of time because it lacks any practical application.” This opinion, which is as widespread today as it was during Aristotle’s life (384-322 BC), is profoundly naive. It shows the inability to perceive the impact of abstractions on daily events. In fact, it matters a lot if your views on the nature of reality and existence are accurate. If your views (and those outlined by #aristotle ) are aligned with reality, you’ll make good choices and achieve happiness. On the contrary, if your views are not aligned with reality, you will make mistake after mistake, and suffer the consequences. Consistency is the hallmark of philosophical truth; in a good system of ideas, each individual aspect matches the totality and the totality matches reality. Every application of true #principles leads to the best possible outcome under the circumstances. True philosophy operates through identity and #causality . It does not depend on wishful thinking, magic, or hope. Aristotle in his “Nicomachean Ethics” called hope a “waking dream” in contrast to the predictability delivered by causality. Even small deviations from the truth will create a lethal lack of consistency. Any discrepancy will undermine effectiveness and motivation. I cannot count the number of dire errors that I have witnessed, committed due to inconsistencies. The most destructive people are the ones who refuse to take notice of the inconsistencies in their philosophy. They’ll keep going in the wrong direction until it’s too late. They will rather annihilate themselves than look at reality face-to-face. For example, the Roman philosopher #seneca (1-65 AD) had adopted in many areas ideas similar to Aristotle’s, but failed to grasp the concept of causality. Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/happiness-and-aristotles-views-on-the-nature-of-reality-and-existence/