Acts of will are always directed at some good, but those goods nest in higher goods, and we cannot regress infinitely; therefore we must finally arrive at some supreme good (summum bonum) that motivates all lower acts—this final good is what religious relationship addresses.

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Speaker

Bishop Robert Barron

Evidence Quote

value nests in a higher value which nests and is still higher value and so i can't go on indefinitely... i've got to come finally to some summum bonum some supreme value that's motivating me

Source

The 4 Horsemen of Meaning | Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and Jonathan Pageau | EP 204Jordan B Peterson
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:07:05 PM

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