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Position:Home>Philosophy> In his "Nicomachean Ethics" Aristotle argues that "Only the goodQuestion: In his "Nicomachean Ethics" Aristotle argues that "Only the good man's pleasures are real and truly human"!. In your experience is this valid!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Not exactly!. Better, maybe!. Less conflicted!. Purer!. But not more real, nor more human!. Humanity has a long-standing tradition of callousness, cruelty and sadism!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Based on my observation of good men, yes, this is true!. Based on my experiences at times of being a bad man, it again proves it to be true!. (The experiences as a bad man were not real and true human pleasures but base in nature!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com It really depends on what you mean by 'valid'!. Do you literally mean valid, in the sense of givenall he premises, the conclusion must follow!? I certainly don't think it's true!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Mine are, A GOOD NAME IS TRULY BETTER THAN GOLD!. AND A SILK PURSE I NOT MADE FROM A SOW'S EAR!.Www@QuestionHome@Com A good man pleasures will not harm himself or others!.As simple as that!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |