y makes x a good x

[superfluousmonkeys]

We went over this aristole phrase in in my phil 1000 class friday an dI find it pretty thought provoking.

What does it take to make something a good something?

When we tell someone "Yeah it's a good watch."

How did we know that? Because it performed it's funtion well.

and what is a funtion of a watch? To tell time of course.

So the y is x's function.




So what makes us a good person?

if x is the function of y than we need to know what the function of a human is in order to judge ourselves.

So to answer if we are a good person, we need to first know what we are supposed to be doing.


What do you guys think about this train of thought?

Personally, I think I'm supposed to spend life neffing, so I'd say I'm a good person

 

[Mephistopheles]

<< Personally, I think I'm supposed to spend life neffing, so I'd say I'm a good person >>



To nef or not to nef...

But to seriously answer your question, I'd have to say our function is helping to propogate life.

 

[b0mbrman]

Well, here's how I'd answer the question:

To think about any one factor, you gotta hold everything else constant. If you consider neffing a positive quality, then, all else equal, someone who is more of a nef is a better person than someone who is less of a nef.

A better question to ask is:
Adding to which factor of what a person is has the highest return on investment?

 

[Random Variable]

Aristotle believed that the function of a human is to have and use reason.