PHIL 230- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 22 pages long!)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 230
• Professor: Bruno Guindon

Document Summary

That at which everything aims: the nature of happiness (the highest good) Refers to the tenth line of the left hand column of page 1094 of the bekker edition. These line and page numbers are printed in the margin of our translation and are common across all translations of aristotle. According to aristotle, every action, inquiry, action, pursuit and rational thought is to aim at some good (happiness). The end of an activity is the goal, aim or the point of the activity. Also, the good which you seek to obtain by engaging in the activity. (cid:862)that for the sake of (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h the a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)it(cid:455) is do(cid:374)e(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1013)(cid:1011)a(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:895) ie. the e(cid:374)d of (cid:373)edi(cid:272)i(cid:374)e is health. Instrumental goods: for the sake of something else: things you want, value, pursue, care about, engage in. I(cid:374) other (cid:449)ords, (cid:455)ou"re (cid:374)ot i(cid:374)terested i(cid:374) x (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause you simply want y is considered an instrumental good. If you simply want x for value/care about/pursue ect.