Good

In reading Aristotle, the question of what is good in itself struck me as interesting. What is “a thing itself”, as what is good itself? Good itself, or I feel maybe the standard of good could not change. He determines, however, that “the good, therefore, is not some common element answering to one Idea”. It was interesting to me that there is not the same good, but rather every action we take is in pursuit of an end. There is more than one end that men pursue due to their desires or professions, but they are all in pursuit of the good achievable by action. Later on in the 10^th section he talks about actions and says, “no happy man can become miserable; for he will never do the acts that are hateful and mean”. In a way, I agree with this. One’s own actions brings happiness, but I believe only to a certain extent. Yes, one will make the best of circumstances, but I imagine there is a limit.

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