Conclusion: Pleasure, although widely sought, is neither absolute
nor explicit, and therefore not the ultimate good.
EP1. All animals seek pleasure
(154).
•
Both rational and nonrational animals seek this everywhere.
EP2. All animals avoid pain (154).
IP1. Things that are avoided are
not good.
IP2. Pain is the opposite of
pleasure.
IP3. Pain is not good.
EP3. All animals seek what is preferred.
(154)
EP4. Everything that is pleasurable
is preferred. (154)
EP5. Everything that is preferred
is good. (154)
EP6. All animals seek good. (154)
EP7. Good becomes more preferred
when pleasure is added to another good. (154)
• A good life
becomes more preferred when pleasure is combined with prudence. (154-155)
IP4. Not all things that are
preferred are things that are pleasurable.
IP5. Not all good comes through
pleasure.
EP8. The ultimate good is something that is absolute. (156)
•
To be absolute means that nothing needs to be added
IP5. Something that must be
combined with another thing is not absolute on its own.
IP6. Pleasure is not an absolute good.
EP9. Some pleasures may be mixed
with pain or disgrace. (155)
EP10. Because pain is not good, not
all pleasures that are sought are entirely good. (156)
IP7. These pleasures vary in how
much they are preferred based on the degree of pain associated with it.
IP8. Things that vary are not
explicit.
EP11. The ultimate good is something that is explicit. (155)
EP12. Pleasure is something that is
not explicit. (155)
