Plato thought that all human striving is for one thing -- the form of good. What is Aristotle's criticism of this view?
2007-07-18 06:06:05 · 3 answers · asked by kerry 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Aristotle, a student of Plato, said that he did not know what the ultimate good (but did not deny its existence) and did not think that anyone could ever know what it is because it will not be revealed until the next life. With this in mind, he thought it was more important to worry about what happens in this life and let the hereafter take care of itself
2007-07-18 06:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by scotishbob 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Make no mistake - Aristotle still sets out in seach of the highest good that humans should strive for. He spends much of a book or two getting there (spoiler: it's something equally vague - 'living well').
Instead, Aristotle's REAL problem with Plato's ideas is the whole 'form' thing. Aristotle is a bit more of a materialist than Plato, so he's not willing to accept some kind of perfect world filled with perfect representations of all physical things and all ideas. In fact, I think it would be fair to say that he pretty much rejects it all out of hand.
Link below for evidence. Peace.
2007-07-20 19:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aw, c'mon. Do your homework like everybody else!
2007-07-22 08:18:12 · answer #3 · answered by ddjbear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋