<span><span>Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist . </span>Aristotle states that if we ask what the highest good of human action is rational activity. His words are: </span><span> ''an active life of the element that has a rational principle''</span> He also states that happiness is an activity, not a state and <span> characterizes virtue as a state of character disposing one to choose the mean between extremes.</span>