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Though man was in this situation of original happiness, the Creator himself (God-Yahweh) and then also "man," pointed out that man was alone - instead of stressing the aspect of the world as a subjectively beatifying gift created for man (cf. the first narrative and in particular Gn 26:29). We have already analyzed the meaning of original solitude.
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Jan 9, 2020 · This blogpost has the full quote from Pensée, B139, Divertissement. Quand je m’y suis mis quelquefois à considérer les diverses agitations des hommes et les périls et les peines où ils s’exposent dans la Cour, dans la guerre, d’où naissent tant de querelles, de passions, d’entreprises hardies et souvent mauvaises, etc., j’ai dit souvent que tout le malheur des hommes vient d ...
Below you’ll find excerpts from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality. Rousseau is a “state of nature” theorist. He tries to imagine a time before society and politics, when human beings lived in their natural state. In these excerpts, he’s asking us to think about whether human beings are happier today than ...
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Already in his Summa Contra Gentiles, Aquinas had taken a position similar to St. Augustine’s, that perfect happiness is not possible in this lifetime. Aquinas takes seriously St. Paul’s assurance in 1 Corinthians 13:12 that “for now we see as through a glass darkly, but then we see face to face.” This world is too plagued with unsatisfied desires ...
Thomas Aquinas is uncompromising in his view that our true happiness can only be found in knowledge of God. No other worldly good or pleasure can truly provide us with the ultimate good we seek. As he argues in the Summa Theologica: This passage illustrates well St. Aquinas’ unique blend of rigorous logical reasoning with his use of Scripture which...
Related Pursuit of Happiness Articles
The different perspectives on happiness that are proposed by the three philosophers below can also aid in the pursuit of happiness: 1. Epicurus on Happiness 2. Socrates and Happiness 3. Zhuangzi on Happiness
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1. See also Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Aquinas 2. Influential Christian scholar John Locke & The Pursuit of Happiness
Aquinas, Thomas; Mary T. Clark (2000). An Aquinas Reader: Selections from the Writings of Thomas Aquinas. Fordham University Press. Aquinas, Thomas (2002). Aquinas’s Shorter Summa. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press. Davies, Brian (2004). Aquinas: An Introduction. Continuum International Publishing Group. McMahon, Darrin (2006). A History of Ha...
It would be shocking to be obliged to regard as a benefactor the man who first suggested to the Oroonoko Indians the use of the boards they apply to the temples of their children, which secure to them some part at least of their imbecility and original happiness. Savage man, left by nature solely to the direction of instinct, or rather ...
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Remorse takes residence within one’s consciousness through reflection upon an act that violates one’s own code of conduct. As Russell writes, “Nothing so much diminishes not only happiness but efficiency as a personality divided against itself” (p.107). Remorse is also likely to make one feel inferior.
