Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “The good is not a common universal idea; for ‘good’ is predicated in all categories.”
“The good is not a common universal idea; for ‘good’ is predicated in all categories.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book I, Chapter 6 Simple Explanation:Aristotle rejects Plato’s theory of a single “universal Good” (e.g., Justice, Beauty). Instead, goodness varies across contexts — medical “good” is health, military “good” is victory, personal “good” is eudaimonia. Like a … Read more