Monday, November 21, 2016
If someone is pursuing arete with another person, then the enjoyment of the reward is shared between them. However, the agon is shared between them as well, but sharing the agon with someone else will diminish it, when two people have to deal with the problems that come with pursuing arete, they help one another deal with it, and it becomes easier. As to who will enjoy the outcome, all work comes with a sense of accomplishment, regardless of who benefits. The quality of the work done brings a greater sense of accomplishment when it is better. Pursuing arete for the benefit of someone else brings joy to both parties. I pursue arete in an attempt to feel the accomplishment that comes from it. I believe that the reward that comes from pursuing arete outweighs the agon, whether it is to benefit me or someone else.
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Could that sense of accomplishment be considered a selfish pursuit, because one just finds it within themselves and can't share it with anyone else (unless the other person undergoes agon as well)?
ReplyDeleteI agree with your thought about how rewards from arete outweigh agon. I think we need to experience both agon and arete.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in that there is oftentimes mutual benefit between two parties pursuing arete. However, I'm not sure that all work comes with a sense of accomplishment, because I have personally completed tasks that have produced an undesired outcome regardless of the quality of work, such as a poor grade on an exam.
ReplyDeleteNot sure that you're really addressing the question here (though you makes some good points about people pursuing
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I do not believe all work comes with accomplishment, only work that produces a positive effect or resolution.
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