‘Good’ = That at which something aims. This is not necessarily ‘moral’ good. Whenever we act, we act
for the sake of something that is desirable.
Some activities are good for their own sake, and some are good for the sake of what they produce.
(Some) Knowledge is good for its own sake – while exercising is good for the sake of health. Come up
with your own example.
The master science/art is more important than the subordinate science or art.
Thus, if there are many arts that pertain to the good life, we are interested in the one that rules them
all.
Some goods are desirable for their own sake (Health, Wisdom, etc.), and some are good for the sake of
something else (Exercise, Money, some knowledge).
There cannot be an infinite series of goods (things or activities) that are good for the sake of something
else. If that were the case, then there would be no ‘good’ at all. (For the same reason that there cannot
be an infinite series of causes.)
The knowledge of the chief good is of self-evident interest – who doesn’t want to get the best good?
Aristotle says there is no controversy over what to call the greatest good: happiness. Thoughts?
