What Makes Something Good?

In this episode, Scott could no longer postpone Aeric's exposition of Aquinas and his philosophy of four-fold goodness. Seriously though, it is a very helpful way to think about the decisions and the activities we engage in. What makes something good? NOTES: This episode was born after Aeric read A Treatise on Happiness by Thomas Aquinas. RECAP/TAKEAWAYS: The four perspectives on goodness that Aquinas used are: Genus (Category): In general, is the thing you are doing good in and of itself? Species (Specifics): Is this specific instance good? Are the specific choices here good? Accidents (Attributes and Circumstances): Is there a unique context that would make this otherwise good action bad? Ends (Goals and Purposes): Is this action done for the right reasons? Where do your decisions tend to go off the rails? GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you. Please send us an email or question at comment@cithonahillpodcast.com. MUSIC: Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/m....usic/Tri-Tachyon/the