PHIL1070 Chapter : Aristotle 1 Questions.docx
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I think that the main problem with this project would be how to define the ultimate good. What is good for one individual may be seen as bad to another, so there is no way to consolidate these two differing views to that there can be an ultimate good. I think that what is good is extremely subjective, so there is no universal good that can accommodate all of the varying opinions and beliefs of the world. However, although people agree that living comfortably is good, what they mean by that differs. Some consider their wealth to bring happiness, and others believe honor to bring happiness. He says that even one man can have many different opinions on what would bring him happiness depending on the state he is in. For example, when he is ill then health would make him happy, and when he is poor then wealth would make him happy.
