Goodness and Non-Univocity in Nicomachean Ethics 1.6

Abstract In the following, I examine Aristotle’s non-univocity argument against the Form of the Good in Nicomachean Ethics ( EN ) 1.6. I assess the main available interpretations of it and, having shown that they are not wholly satisfactory, I put forward a new one, based on strong textual evidence deriving from EN and the Topics . According to this interpretation, in EN 1.6 Aristotle should be taken to speak about a particular kind of good: goods which are good per se , i.e. intrinsic goods.