The Thomistic Institute Aristotle's Understanding of the Good Life | Professor Michael Gorman
Aug 1, 2023
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Ethics Equals Living Well
- Ethics for Aristotle is the organized study of living well, not a separate moral zone.
- Living well and happiness coincide: functioning excellently as a human being (eudaimonia).
Actions Always Aim At A Good
- Every intentional action aims at some good or at least an apparent good.
- The end an action aims at helps explain and identify the kind of activity being performed.
Half-Asleep Fridge Example
- Gorman uses a morning, half-awake fridge-opening to show degenerate actions without clear aims.
- He argues such cases aren't paradigm actions, so Aristotle's claim that actions aim at goods still holds.