To be inclined toward the perfection of another rational being is to be disposed to take pleasure in their perfection.
Because the Stoics identify the moral virtues with knowledge, and thus the perfection of our rational natures, that which is genuinely good is also most appropriate to us.
Nevertheless, an individual can have an other-directed desire for the perfection of another rational being, which is to have disinterested love.
The second component is a commitment to the claim that virtue consists in the perfection of our rational nature in both its practical and theoretical dimensions.
The perfection of one's rational nature is the condition of being virtuous and it is exercising this, and this alone, which is good.
Perfect ballets demand perfection.
Zuckerberg is a rational man, who is obligated by shareholders to demand perfection and efficiency -- it takes the exact opposite sensibility to slow down and think of one person every day who improves your life and moves you forward.
It is not only other rational creatures that are appropriate to us, but also the perfection of our own rational natures.
"Tiger Woods, the model of perfection and what an economist would think of as a rational agent, even he exhibits these biases.
I know this is not rational but please let me unapologetically believe for now that they are perfection.
