In search of fulfillment
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https://doi.org/10.15633/tst.1642Keywords:
fulfillment, happiness, desire, purposeAbstract
Every man expects something more from his life than just satisfying its basic needs. As soon as the opportunity comes to justify his existence in the world, a man looks for existence and seeks happiness. The article takes the theme of human fulfillment in life. Attempting to meet the definition based on a quotation from the work of Edith Stein. Considering the correlation between the concepts of fulfillment and happiness its referring to the classical understanding of happiness of three great philosophers: Socrates, Aristotle and St. Thomas. Then examines the role of the designation of purpose in life to achieve fulfillment. At the end attempting to answer the question whether the achievement will be met today or ever.References
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