What is Good?

When a person describes something, the adjective they use means the same thing whenever that adjective is used. A blue car has something in common a blue shirt. They both are blue. A hairy dog has something in common with a hairy man. Both describe the skin texture of the object. Thus making a statement about the object.

However, when you use the word good, what are you really saying? When I say " Vanilla ice cream is good," I am not talking about the vanilla ice cream at all, only my feelings toward the ice cream. Unlike the other adjectives, good does not describe the object. A good game, a good burger, a good dog, a good person. What do they have in common?

So what exactly does it mean to be good? What is good? Aristotle said that something is good when it successfully hits the target for which it was intended. A good basketball shot is one the makes it in the hoop for which it is intended. A good car runs the way it was intended. When this idea is used for people however, it falls a little short. What is the intended target for a person? What makes a good person? How do we know when a person has missed that target? How can we tell the difference between a person who hits the bullseye and a person who doesn't? I ask many questions for a reason, I want you to answer them. What is your basis for being a good person and having a good life? Are you hitting that bullseye?