POLS 2900 Lecture : Aristotle Whole section on Aristotle. Notes made over 3 weeks of lectures.
16 Oct 2011
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Aristotle lovers of wisdom should start with science. We should know what is really good in order to live a good life. Once we know the human good we need to know how to achieve it. Aristotle attempts to describe what is good. Decides that an object must serve its there should be a best life for human beings. Being the best human you can be purpose to be good. The goodness of a thing is to be determined by its characteristic function. Each product in the chain is an end to the person who fabricates it. Each product is a means to make or do something else. There are a hierarchal relationship to the things that are considered to be good. Some goods are made to achieve the good of others. All the other good things exist to make the highest good possible the polis as the centre of human activity, seek good in the city.
