As far as utility you can find numerous similar interpretations online searching Google for: ethics "exists for its own sake". For a more detailed interpretati

As far as utility you can find numerous similar interpretations online searching Google for: ethics "exists for its own sake". For a more detailed interpretation see Stanford philosophy text on Aristotelian Ethics: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/#HumaGoodFuncArgu https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/#HumaGoo... Everything I just searched for referred directly back to Nicomachean Ethics, but it appears this idea exists directly at the top of Aristotle's Metaphysics Book 1. > Similarly, pursuing an objective without distraction could not be less Aristotelian. Perhaps. It has been a long time since I have looked at any of this. If I remember correctly it is more about the clarity of intention/purpose than the substance of the subject for that substance will reveal itself through the pursuit. Aristotle wrote a lot about happiness and even had a word for it: eudaimonia. It did not seem to be a goal but rather the journey and ethics were the guidance that provided both direction and the narrow path.