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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses what the greatest good could be. He begins by saying, “Every craft and every investigation, and likewise every action and decision, seems to be aimed at some good.” This means that Aristotle thinks that everyone’s actions in life are directed at something greater, something that they are striving for. I believe this to be true because it seems in life that everything you do, you are aiming for something else. With every decision and action that a person makes, they try to gain a greater self worth and prosperity. The true meaning that Aristotle hints upon is to achieve greatness and to be the best person that lies in your grasp.

Aristotle believes that all good is subordinate to some point. For instance, the end, or good of a student would be the degree; with an inventor it would be the invention. This means that different people have different ideas about what the greatest good is. Some examples that Aristotle gives as to what he thinks people to see as the greatest good, or end, are wealth, pleasure, honor, virtue, and health. The most vulgar, which are also what many people see as the greatest good, is wealth. The problem is that wealth does not necessarily last forever. It may never be bestowed upon people who work their whole life, yet may be gained by others why never thought of achieving it.

Today, the saying goes “money is the root of all evil”. This is true in some respects because money has destroyed countless friendships and lives. An example would be people who have had money their entire lives. Wealthy individuals probably think that money is not the greatest good because they are used to be able to have everything that they could want and will never be satisfied with anything because they will always want more. Another example Aristotle goes into is health. This is quite similar to wealth because when one is sick, they wish that they were in good health. This is only true because they are tired of being sick, and it isn’t necessarily what they think the ultimate good is. Once you lose a certain status, permanently or maybe even temperately, you realize how good your life was before your...

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Date:   04/18/2007

Category:   Philosophy

Length:   3 pages (704 words)

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