EPISODE · Jan 5, 2022 · 2 MIN
P6Ch35c The Final Good moves Beings
from Foundations of Christian Thought · host Christian Thought
Part 6 Ethics Chapter 35 Good and Evil Section c. The Final Good moves Beings This section discusses the end of a being in terms of how it motivates a being to be good, how the good is described by its effect and therefore the threefold explanation of the good which motivates as final cause: i) honourable good: the good desired for its own sake ii) useful good: the good desired for the sake of something else iii) enjoyable good: the good desired for the enjoyment that it gives The root of enjoyment is the possession of the good, and therefore the absence of good (evil) provides the opposite.
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Part 6 Ethics Chapter 35 Good and Evil Section c. The Final Good moves Beings This section discusses the end of a being in terms of how it motivates a being to be good, how the good is described by its effect and therefore the threefold explanation of the good which motivates as final cause: i) honourable good: the good desired for its own sake ii) useful good: the good desired for the sake of something else iii) enjoyable good: the good desired for the enjoyment that it gives The root of enjoyment is the possession of the good, and therefore the absence of good (evil) provides the opposite.
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