"You might describe the Nicomachean Ethics as a pagan version of the Beatitudes. Aristotle asks what makes a person happy or blessed, and he answers that a happy life is a flourishing one: a life in which we realize our full potential as rational, emotional, and social beings." - Susan Sauvé Meyer, How to Flourish: An Ancient Guide to Living Well
Jefferson Expresses His Mind (On Slavery)
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