According to your book:

Aristotle believed that all existing things have a purpose and that their purpose constitutes their good. The good of an apple tree, for example, is to grow apples. The good of a heart is to pump blood. The good of a dog is to eat, play, and be active. A flourishing apple tree, heart, or dog realizes its respective good, and a deficient apple tree, heart, or dog deviates from its respective good.

So, when seeking to answer the question “How should one live?” Aristotle naturally considered the issue of what is the good for humans.

A flourishing human being realizes (or approximates) the human good, and a deficient human being deviates from this good. As such, some human lives are better lived than others.

Do you believe that some human lives are better lived (in an objective sense) than others? Do some people “flourish” as human beings more than others? Or is the human good entirely subjective?

How do your answers to these questions affect the way in which you live your life? Explain.