Aristotle made the distinction between real and apparent goods to explain how some goods are below others. Things like pleasure can be selfish because it often involves doing things that one individual benefits from, whereas the things in life that bring people true happiness involve others.
An apparent good, is something that involves a mistake in reason leading us to believe that an action or behavior may be good but it actually isn’t. Apparent goods fulfill our wishes and are thought to be good because we want them. An example of an apparent good would be people who take drugs. At the time, those individuals may think that there is no problem with taking drugs and that they are doing a good thing, because the drugs make them feel high but
An apparent good, is something that involves a mistake in reason leading us to believe that an action or behavior may be good but it actually isn’t. Apparent goods fulfill our wishes and are thought to be good because we want them. An example of an apparent good would be people who take drugs. At the time, those individuals may think that there is no problem with taking drugs and that they are doing a good thing, because the drugs make them feel high but