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 Happiness - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
Happiness: One common view is that happiness is the ultimate goal of human life. This is the view of Aristotle, who argued that happiness is the flourishing of human nature and that it is achieved by living a virtuous life. Another common view is that happiness is a state of well-being or contentment. This is the view of Epicurus. See also Life, Sense, Aristotle, Epicurus.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Augustine Happiness   Augustine
Hobbes, Thomas Happiness   Hobbes, Thomas
Nietzsche, Friedrich Happiness   Nietzsche, Friedrich
Thomas Aquinas Happiness   Thomas Aquinas

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