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Single Idea 135

[from 'Gorgias' by Plato, in 20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / b. Types of intention ]

Full Idea

All activity aims at the good.

Gist of Idea

All activity aims at the good

Source

Plato (Gorgias [c.387 BCE], 499e)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Gorgias', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP World's Classics 1994], p.93

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A Reaction

He includes non-conscious activity, so this is the 'teleological' view of nature, which seems a bit optimistic to the modern mind.