Full Idea
The good life for man is the life spent in seeking for the good life for man.
Gist of Idea
The good life for man is the life spent seeking the good life for man
Source
Alasdair MacIntyre (After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory [1981], Ch.15)
Book Reference
MacIntyre,Alasdair: 'After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory' [Duckworth 1982], p.204
A Reaction
This contains a self-evident paradox - that success would be failure. The proposal suits philosophers more than it would suit the folk. Less seeking and more getting on with it seems good, if the activity is a 'flourishing' one.