PHIL 340 Midterm: Phil 340 Midterm 1 Q&A
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[book i section 7 5] bow is good if the arrow does not fly astray when the aim is precise. What does the good for humankind have to do with the end or purpose of human life, the (cid:498)telos(cid:499)? function of a human being is to act rationally in accordance with virtue. A thing is pronounced (cid:498)good(cid:499) relative to its kind, when it"s successful in: e. g. a piano is good if it"s in tune and gives off a mellow sound, and a. For humankind, it"s eudaimonia (cid:523)well-being / happiness). Because the: (cid:498)now happiness seems complete without qualification. For we always choose it because of itself, never because of something else(cid:499: (cid:498)happiness is a principle; for the principle is what we all aim at in all our other actions;(cid:499) [book ) section (cid:883)(cid:884) 8] A person who acts virtuously, despite their misfortune, will have led a good. Aristotle says that happiness is the end goal life.
