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Kings All The Way Down

New Polity

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Aristotle's Classical Definition of Happiness

Happiness is a rational activity in accordance with virtue, right? And I think of the common good as joint activity. So it's activity that you can only do on a team - like a quarterback without a team. If there's no line, he's going to literally be crushed every single time by, by a massive linebacker. Right. He can't even attain his own good without the line in the line. It's completely pointless. The friendship is enjoying the common good.

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