The Good Life

I think there's a tendency for philosophers thinking about the good life to say, well, let's start with the ideal life. And I think one thing that comes into focus when you deal with difficulty like this is that often the ideal life is just out of reach. There's no point trying to live a pain-free life when you have a chronic pain condition. So it actually can lead to what philosophers have been debating for centuries, which is what is the good life? Right.