Full Idea
Reason and understanding are our nature's end.
Gist of Idea
Understanding is the aim of our nature
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1334b16)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Reeve,C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.182
A Reaction
I take this to be purpose of philosophy, and we should distinguish understanding from the mere accumulation of knowledge.