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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / b. Successful function

398	Each thing that has a function is for the sake of that function [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: Each thing that has a function is for the sake of that function.
	From: Aristotle (On the Heavens [c.336 BCE], 286a08)
	A reaction: This is the central idea of Aristotle's Ethics. Did it originate with Plato, or Socrates, the young pupil Aristotle? I suspect the strong influence of Aristotle on later Plato. A major idea. Functions link the facts to life.