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Again, inasmuch as each of the senses acts in relation to its object, and acts perfectly
when it is in good condition and directed to the finest of the and objects that belong to
it (for this seems to be the best description of perfect activity, it being
assumed to make no difference whether it be the sense itself that acts or the organ in
which the sense resides), it follows that the activity of any of the senses is at
its best when the sense-organ being in the best condition is directed to the best of its
objects; and this activity will be the most perfect
and the pleasantest. For each sense has a corresponding pleasure, as also have thought and
speculation, and its activity is pleasantest when it is most perfect, and most perfect
when the organ is in good condition and when it is directed to the most excellent of its
objects; and the pleasure perfects the activity.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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