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march: Fixing our Gaze on the Highest Goods: Will
Main Points of Class
The will is the faculty by which we make free, deliberate choices based on reason and directed towards the good.
A person who has a fully developed will is able to follow their well-formed desires, rather than their whims or impulses.
Part of growth in our will is aiming at the highest, most noble goods (those related to God, to love of others, and to growth in the virtues).
Another part is learning to moderate our desires for lower goods. Giving free reign to our appetites for these goods leads to problems in academic and social life and to a debilitated character.