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But in what sense then are different things called good? For they do not seem to be a
case of things that bear the same name merely by chance. Possibly things are called good
in virtue of being derived from one good; or because they all contribute to one good. Or
perhaps it is rather by way of a proportion1: that is, as sight is good in the body, so
intelligence is good in the soul, and similarly another thing in something else.
1 The writer's own solution: when different things are called good, it means they each bear the same relation to (viz. contribute to the welfare of) certain other things, not all to the same thing.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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