Aristotle and Kant on the Source of Value

Abstract

Kant holds that the good will is a source of value, In the sense that other things acquire their values from standing in an appropriate relation to it. I argue that aristotle holds a similar view about contemplation, And that this explains his preference for the contemplative life. They differ about what the source of value is because they differ about which kind of activity, Ethical or contemplative, Discovers meaning and purpose in the world.