erent but connected pursuits, distinguishing them mainly by the degree to which one derives its value from association with, or strictly as a function of another. Curiously, Aristotle does not devote equal attention to the difference between the ultimate value of different pursuits. If anything, it would seem that any value or virtue supposedly evidencing excellence is derived mainly from the inherent value (if any) resulting from that pursuit as a fundamental prerequisite to assigning any value or virtue to excellence in performance. Whereas Nicomachean ethics emphasizes the degree of exc
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