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And that which men of
practical wisdom, either all, or more, or the best of them, would judge, or have
judged, to be a greater good, must necessarily be such, either absolutely or in
so far as they have judged as men of practical wisdom. The same may be said in
regard to everything else; for the nature, quantity, and quality of things are
such as would be defined by science and practical wisdom. But our statement only
applies to goods; for we defined that as good which everything, if possessed of
practical wisdom, would choose; hence it is evident that that is a greater good
to which practical wisdom assigns the superiority.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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