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    desire lies in absolute perfection. Aristotle: In my opinion‚ the Supreme Good‚ or Happiness‚ is to lead a life that allows us to use and develop our reason. In contrast to amusement or pleasure‚ which can also be enjoyed by other beings‚ such as animals‚ happiness is not a state but an activity‚ and if genuine‚ is long-lasting. Aquinas: So what you’re saying is that good or bad fortune affects our happiness? A- Yes. In order to have a good fortune‚ one needs external or material goods‚ a position

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    essentials for living‚ money cannot provide an emotion: particularly‚ happiness. There are several possible reasons to classify and support this argument. It seems to be believed that happiness can be bought. This is because we are living in a society which is surrounded by a desire for material gain. When they have finished paying‚ for example‚ the will find themselves empty and still not contented with what they have. Happiness cannot be found in big houses or expensive cars because material belongings

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    What is happiness? How to obtain true happiness? My answer to that question will be it’s impossible because there is no right or wrong answer to the question it’s all opinions everywhere you turn and look. There will be repeats of some answers to the question but all generally different in its own twist and make up. According to the Webster’s Dictionary‚ happy or happiness means; feeling pleasure and enjoyment because of your life‚ situation‚ etc; showing or causing feelings of pleasure and enjoyment;

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    An Analysis of the Form and Meaning of Happiness in Plato’s Republic I. Introduction One of the central claims of Plato’s Republic is that justice is not only desirable for its own sake‚ but that it maximises the happiness of those who practice it. This paper examines Plato’s arguments in support of this thesis to determine (a) what he means by happiness‚ (b) to what extent it exists in his proposed ideal state‚ and (c) whether this in any way substantiates his claims about the benefits of justice

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    Can money buy happiness? No‚ money is a material asset. In today?s world many of us revolve our lives around money‚ but does it really make us happy? We are contented when we go out buying‚ not only essentials‚ but also the latest cars‚ fashions‚ new technology‚ furniture‚ going on expensive holiday?s etc. Having all these congenial material items will make us happy but it is artificial happiness. True happiness lies within our spirit‚ to be happy not with material items‚ but with ourselves‚ our

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    MONEY ALONE CANNOT BUY U HAPPINESS Riches beyond his use‚ fame beyond his country‚ power beyond his people. And yet‚ he left it all. Left it all‚ because he wanted to leave behind the thorns of life. Left it all‚ because he realized that what he sought for was not outside him‚ but inside. Ladies‚ and gentlemen‚ the story of the only man in history we believe has found true peace‚ Buddha‚ the enlightened one. Good evening ladies and gentlemen by the end of my speech‚ I am confident that you will

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    Money Cannot Buy Happiness Do you ever feel like there’s no purpose left in life? That feeling occurs when the happiness inside of you goes away. For many people‚ money is the most important thing in life next to food to eat and a home to live in. Though for all of these‚ you need money. That’s where the phrase “money can buy happiness” comes from. Just because money can buy the basic things you need in life‚ many people think that money can just as easily buy happiness as well. Although

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    what does happiness mean to you? Many people say money can’t buy you happiness‚ some people say it can. Some people say How can you not be happy when you have a lot of money? people also say Having too much money can get in the way of happiness. To me‚ money’s just paper that lets you buy things you want and need. Can this paper really buy you happiness? I used the book by Tennessee Williams and the play by Tennessee Williams‚ I also used another source by a Harvard professor named Patrick Gillespie

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    state of happiness. Some believe joy shall fall upon them so long as they wait patiently for it. However‚ those who are truly gleeful can give credit to their hard endeavors of understanding the nature of happiness‚ overcoming their fears‚ and accepting others. By having a realistic view on happiness and comprehending the unreliable trends of human emotion‚ one is kept from having such high expectations on his or herself upon reaching the state of happiness. The knowledge that happiness comes from

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    The Philosophy Of Happiness Defies Time Boethius is currently under house arrest for a crime he did not commit‚ lost and  confused as he knows the “beginning of things but not their goal” (17). In his dejected state  Lady Philosophy appears to him and through reason is able to heal him. Some of the main  ideas and themes represented in book I and II include renewing Boethius’s sense of what  the goal of mankind is at it’s most primal and essential level. One of the other main ideas  and or

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