Socrates believes that human excellence is achieved when one uses his or her potential to the fullest. He refers to this concept as being one's telos. Telos is the idea that a human being has the ability to do a particular activity. When the activity is performed well and perfected by the person then the person is said to have achieved human excellence. Socrates uses the horse trainer as an example of telos. The horse trainer prepares the horse to perform for other people. The telos, or goal, of the trainer is to prepare the horse so it can perform well, even if he harms it while doing so. Socrates' vie
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