source: kevin keiser, MA in thomistic studies (read almost all his works, teacher), https://www.quora.com/search?q=what%20is%20the%20definition%20of%20good%20by%20st%20thomas%20aquinas
good (metaphysical vs moral) = perfectivum alterius = the good is that which is perfective of another being
Good is one being's ability to bring another being to some sort of COMPLETION, to give it the wherewithal to fulfill its POTENTIAL or one of its potentials. (Summa Theological, 1, q. 5.)
The Ultimate Good is that being the most of all grants other beings the ability to come to their COMPLETION or to fulfill their POTENTIAL.
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