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[from 'works' by Plato, in 22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / f. Good as pleasure ]

Full Idea

Plato says the life of pleasure is more desirable with the addition of intelligence, and if the combination is better, pleasure is not the good.

Gist of Idea

Pleasure is better with the addition of intelligence, so pleasure is not the good

Source

report of Plato (works [c.375 BCE]) by Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics 1172b27

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Ethics (Nicomachean)', ed/tr. ThomsonJ A K/TredennickH [Penguin 1976], p.314


A Reaction

It is obvious why we like pleasure, but not why intelligence makes it 'better'. Maybe it is just because we enjoy intelligence?