God and The Good Itself
The Good Itself is, what Plato has called, the Divine. This never changing concept is the belief in something that it immortal. This immortality is something that, Plato states, we are all trying to achieve (102). Plato also says that in order for us, as reasonable human beings, to understand what is true and good, we must examine our lives (39). The examining one's life allows one to understand the Good Itself better, and thus living a more fulfilling life. Augustine extends the idea of the Good Itself into the existence of God. The most divine concept, acco…
