PHI 2380 Study Guide - Final Guide: Special Functions
11 Apr 2015
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Because there must be some reason why human beings act the way they do and pursue the things they desire. There must be something to gain for pursuing a certain end. Plato"s view of the forms rest on the notion that we are born with innate ideas, such as an idea of the good. Aristotle rejects this view because he does not agree with the notion of innate ideas; we begin as blank slates and learn what is good vs. what is bad by understanding our experiences. Furthermore, the good is not some universal idea it has fluidity in the sense that it varies according to circumstances. The notion that some goods are instrumental to achieve higher goods supports aristotle"s view that there must be a highest good. He posits this highest good to be happiness because it seems to be the end to which all other goods lead.
