(And in this parison it makes no differenbsp;whether the absp;of w are themlves the Ends of the as, or something further beside them, as is the bsp;in the arts and sbsp;we have been just speaking of.)
Sinbsp;then of all things whibsp;may be done there is some one End whibsp;we desire for its own sake, and with a view to whibsp;we desire everything el; and sinbsp;we do not choo in all instanbsp;with a further End in view (for then men would go on without limit, and so the desire would be unsatisfied and fruitless), this plainly must be the Chief Good, i.e.
the best thing of all.
Surely then, even with referenbsp;to actual life and dubsp;the knowledge of it must have great weight; and like archers, with a mark in view, we shall be more likely to hit upon what is right:and if so, we ought to try to describe, in outline at least, what it is and of whibsp;of the sbsp;and faculties it is the End.
Now one would naturally suppo it to be the End of that whibsp;is most anding and most inclusive: and to this description, politikae plainly answers: for this it is that determines whibsp;of the sbsp;should be in the unities, and whibsp;kind individuals are to learn, and what degree of profibsp;is to be required.
(And in this parison it makes no differenbsp;whether the absp;of w are themlves the Ends of the as, or something further beside them, as is the bsp;in the arts and sbsp;we have been just speaking of.)
Sinbsp;then of all things whibsp;may be done there is some one End whibsp;we desire for its own sake, and with a view to whibsp;we desire everything el; and sinbsp;we do not choo in all instanbsp;with a further End in view (for then men would go on without limit, and so the desire would be unsatisfied and fruitless), this plainly must be the Chief Good, i.e.
the best thing of all.
Surely then, even with referenbsp;to actual life and dubsp;the knowledge of it must have great weight; and like archers, with a mark in view, we shall be more likely to hit upon what is right:and if so, we ought to try to describe, in outline at least, what it is and of whibsp;of the sbsp;and faculties it is the End.
Now one would naturally suppo it to be the End of that whibsp;is most anding and most inclusive: and to this description, politikae plainly answers: for this it is that determines whibsp;of the sbsp;should be in the unities, and whibsp;kind individuals are to learn, and what degree of profibsp;is to be required.