In this essay I will critically discuss Aristotle's concept of virtue. I will illustrate how he was influenced by his predecessors and how he disagreed with them and developed his own philosophy. I will also describe how he defined the concept of virtue: what virtuous traits are and also how to be a virtuous person. Aristotle was interested in the question "How can I become a good person?" He thought that the question “what makes an action good?” one could answer by knowing what makes a person good or virtuous. Good or virtuous actions could then be defined in terms of what a good, moral, or virtuous person would do. Aristotle thought that the answer to this question was very simple: a good person is a person who possesses virtues (virtues are character traits, for example, honesty, generosity, courage, courage, etc.). Most Greeks in Aristotle's time would have agreed with this simple answer and would have accepted that this was the answer to the question "How do I become a good person?". Aristotle was taught by Plato (who was taught and greatly influenced by Socrates). ). Socrates and Plato had argued that no person knowingly does evil. If a person knows what the right thing to do is and can distinguish between virtuous and non-virtuous actions, then he will do the right thing because he knows it is the right thing to do. They said that the person who performs an evil action simply does so out of ignorance or is mistaken about the virtuous or right thing to do. Plato thought that "good" existed, which is a property that all good things have in common. This "good" is not part of physical reality but is internal and immutable. It will always be the same and it will always be good in Plato's time and... middle of paper... by excess or by deficiency. For example, too much courage is too reckless, but too little courage is cowardice. He said we should look for a moral mean between each virtuous trait. This is not always easy but it is necessary to become a virtuous person. In conclusion, Aristotle disagreed with Socrates and Plato as he denied that human beings are naturally attracted towards “the good”. He said you can be a good person if you choose to do the right thing, if you choose to be virtuous. He categorized and defined the sciences and thus defined what virtue and ethics are and how to be virtuous. He also came up with the idea of ​​“moral middle”, for example, too much courage is too reckless, but too little courage is being cowardly. The most important thing he says is that you can't just know what the right thing to do is; you have to do the right thing.