Which of the following best captures Aristotle's argument in I.1-2 for the claim that there is some highest end?
A) Some goals are superior to others. The goal that is superior to all goals is the highest end. Therefore, there must be some highest end.
B) Some goals are more choiceworthy than others. The most choiceworthy goal is better than all of the others. The best goal is the highest end. Therefore, there is a highest end.
C) All crafts and inquiries aim at some goal. Some of those goals are pursued for the sake of a further goal. But if all goals were pursued for some further goal, desire would be futile because we would never achieve that which we seek. Therefore, some goal must be pursued for its own sake.
D) Political science controls all things. Therefore, the goals of political science are superior to the goals of other crafts or inquiries. Since political science has a goal, which is the human good, the human good is the highest end.

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Aristotle argues that if every goal were pursued for the sake of another, there would be an infinite regress, making all pursuits meaningless. Thus, there must be a highest end pursued for its own sake, avoiding the futility of endless desire.

Which of the Following Best Captures Aristotle's Argument in I