Contemplating The Good
Imagine a person who was wholly inspired by the genius of Plato that he devoted his whole life to pursing the intellectual contemplation of The Good. But because of this passion and whole-hearted devotion to the contemplation of The Good that he neglected all else: his family, his friends, his work. Such devotion was his that the rest of his life was not good. Because of his contemplation of the The Good, his life wasn't good? Could he really have understood The Good if he subsequently lived a life like that? Wouldn't the quality of his life demonstrate that he really didn't understand The Good?
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