Is Human Happiness the Ultimate Goal?
The Greek philosopher Aristotle famously said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves." In fact, in his great work, the Nicomachean Ethics, he explores the question of what the ultimate purpose of human existence is, the goal toward which all our activities should be directed. For Aristotle that ultimate purpose is happiness. Every move, every decision we make is about our own personal happiness. Now, 2,300 years later, we in the 21st Century are still consumed with questions regarding happiness. Of course, such...
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