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==Relative ideal==
==Relative ideal==
In formal axiology, Robert S. Hartman contended that being ideal means that something is the best member of the set of all [[things]] of that class. For example, the ideal student is the best member of the set of all students in the exact same way that the ideal circle is the best circle that can be imagined of the class of all circles. Since we can define the properties that the ideal member of a class should have, the value of any actual object can be empirically determined by comparing it to the ideal. The closer an object's actual properties match up to the properties of the ideal, the better the object is. For example, a bumpy circle drawn in the sand is not as "good" as a very smooth one drawn with a compass. In the world in general, each particular object ought to become more like it's ideal. In [[ethics]], by [[analogy]], each person should attempt to become more of an ideal [[personality|person]], and a person's morality can actually be measured by examining how close they live up to their ideal self.
In formal axiology, Robert S. Hartman contended that being ideal means that something is the best member of the set of all [[things]] of that class. For example, the ideal student is the best member of the set of all students in the exact same way that the ideal circle is the best circle that can be imagined of the class of all circles. Since we can define the properties that the ideal member of a class should have, the value of any actual object can be empirically determined by comparing it to the ideal. The closer an object's actual properties match up to the properties of the ideal, the better the object is. For example, a bumpy circle drawn in the sand is not as "good" as a very smooth one drawn with a compass. In the world in general, each particular object ought to become more like it's ideal. In [[ethics]], by [[analogy]], each person should attempt to become more of an ideal [[personality|person]], and a person's morality can actually be measured by examining how close they live up to their ideal self.
==Quote==
The ideal world," says Nietzsche, "is a lie invented to deprive reality of its value, its meaning, its truth. Until now the ideal has been the curse of reality. This lie has so pervaded humanity that it has been perverted and has falsified itself even in its deepest instincts, even to the point where it bows down to values directly opposed to those which formerly ensured progress by ensuring the self-transformation of the present."—[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Revolution_of_Everyday_Life/_Fragments#Chapter_14_.C2.A7_1 Raoul Vaneigem, The Revolution of Everyday Life]
==See also==
==See also==