This circles back to classic Stoicism, where the essence of the good is to fulfill one's nature to the ultimate capacity. For humans, this was seen as rationality and virtue (or arete, "excellence"), and included acting for the good of all; for animals, it would have been as you described.
This circles back to classic Stoicism, where the essence of the good is to fulfill one's nature to the ultimate capacity. For humans, this was seen as rationality and virtue (or arete, "excellence"), and included acting for the good of all; for animals, it would have been as you described.
This circles back to classic Stoicism, where the essence of the good is to fulfill one's nature to the ultimate capacity. For humans, this was seen as rationality and virtue (or arete, "excellence"), and included acting for the good of all; for animals, it would have been as you described.