Good,+Goodness


 * __ ­ __** Good, Goodness
 * Good ** or ** Goodness ** refers to an objective quality of a thing or act that means it can actualize potency in whole or in part. The nature of the thing or act determines both what is good for it and what it is good for. Happiness is realized in the actualization of goods, which is why we think of them as good in the first place.

Thinking about Goods A number of qualities may be considered when thinking about good. 1. Permanent/Temporary gauges how long the good is in effect. //How long until you are hungry again?// 2. Intrinsic/Extrinsic gauges the degree to which the good is a property versus and accident. //Nutrition in the dinner compared to the dinner conversation// 3. Perfection/ Possession distinguishes to what degree the good is abstract versus concrete. //Medicine comes in a jar, but good health does not.// 4. Natural/Artificial refers to goods that are the product of natural versus human-made processes. //Organic// //rose vs. silk rose//

Goods Clusters A goods cluster is a means of understanding good and goodness in the context of a dynamically ordered universe. The goods in a goods cluster are related to each other like hits and runs in baseball. It’s casual in a dynamically ordered way. A team needs hits to score runs, but a certain number of hits don’t automatically equal a certain number of runs and runs can be scored without hits. The goods cluster is based on the relationship of formal, material, means, and ends. 1. ** Formal Good ** : a good in which the means used to pursue the good effects the attainment. //Seeking justice must be done in just way.// 2. ** Material Good ** : a good in which the means used to pursue the good does not effect the attainment. //The bread is nutritious even if it’s stolen.// 3. ** Means ** : the process, method, or way used to attain an end. //Proper diet and exercise as means to good health.// 4. ** End ** : the outcome that is sought. //Good health from the previous example//.


 * **Education Cluster** || **Means** || **End** ||
 * Formal || Learning || Educated ||
 * Material || Schooling || Grades, Diploma ||

Education Cluster serves as our example. The formal end of education is to be educated. It’s the end because it’s the goal that is sought. It is formal because it is means sensitive. The formal means of education is learning. It’s formal because it’s means sensitive. The material end of education is grades and a diploma. It’s material because both can be had even if one is not educated. One material means of education is schooling. Notice how the relationships are dynamic. If one wished an education, enrolling in school seems a sensible path, but being enrolled in school is not enough to educate a person. Grades reflect learning or should, but you have likely been in a class where you learned a lot and ended up with a lesser grade that you earned in a class where you didn't learn as much. People learn even when they're not in school, and people in school don't aways learn. All the same, schools still provide clear and direct path for people who wish to learn. Like baseball, not ever hit scores a run and not every run is scored by a hit, but in the long run baseball coachs will exhort their players to get a hit. Social Aspects of Good ss The social aspect of goods refers to context in which good is sought. Social aspect is gauged at three levels. The u niversal level refers to goods that are needed because of the nature of the thing. //All people need the good of hydration.// Cultural refers to ways in which some people attaint the universal good. //Some people get their hydration from bottled water.// Circumstantial refers to specific conditions that might impact the need for the good in the short term. //The man suffering from water intoxication does not desire a bottle of water//.