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Aristotle

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.

Aristotle

Art

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Aristotle is saying that all creative work, investigations, decisions, and behaviors are directed toward achieving some kind of benefit or positive outcome. Because everything strives for this benefit, it makes sense to identify the "good" as the ultimate goal that all efforts are trying to reach.

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