(B)
Is there some supreme object or some last end which man has in view whenever he acts?
Yes, there is always some supreme object or some last
end man has in view whenever he acts; since without
some such supreme object or last end he would be unable
to will anything at all (I. 4, 5).
Does man in his actions ordain all to this supreme or last end which he has in view whenever he acts?
Yes, man ordains all to this supreme object or last end
whenever he acts; if he does not do this consciously and
explicitly, he does it at least implicitly and by a sort of
natural instinct in the order of reason (I. 6).
What is the last end or what is the supreme object which man always has in view and to which he ordains all ever he acts?
This last end or supreme object which man always has
in view when he acts and to which he ordains all is
happiness (I. 7).
Man then necessarily desires to be happy?
Yes, of necessity man desires to be happy.
Is it absolutely impossible to find a man who desires to be unhappy?
Yes, it is quite impossible to find a man who desires
to be unhappy (V. 8).
Can man deceive himself as to the object of his happiness?
Yes, man can thus deceive himself, because since he
can seek his welfare among so many and divers good
things, he can deceive himself as to the object of his true
happiness (I. 7).
What happens if man deceives himself as to the object of his true happiness?
If man deceives himself as to the object of his true
happiness, it follows that instead of finding happiness at
the end of his life, he finds nought but the worst evil.
It is then supremely important for man not to deceive himself as to the object of his happiness?
There is nothing of greater import for man than that
he deceive not himself as to the object of his happiness.
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