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In this episode, Scott could no longer postpone Aeric’s exposition of Aquinas and his philosophy of four-fold goodness. Seriously though, it is a very helpful way to think about the decisions and the activities we engage in. What makes something good?
NOTES:
This episode was born after Aeric read A Treatise on Happiness by Thomas Aquinas.
RECAP/TAKEAWAYS:
The four perspectives on goodness that Aquinas used are:
- Genus (Category): In general, is the thing you are doing good in and of itself?
- Species (Specifics): Is this specific instance good? Are the specific choices here good?
- Accidents (Attributes and Circumstances): Is there a unique context that would make this otherwise good action bad?
- Ends (Goals and Purposes): Is this action done for the right reasons?
Where do your decisions tend to go off the rails?
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Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing