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Chapter 6. Beneficial Side Effects of Human Action

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The Virtue of Leisure: Unintended Happiness

This chapter explores how happiness and friendship emerge as pure side effects of pursuing virtue for its own sake. It emphasizes that true fulfillment arises from meaningful actions rather than direct pursuits of happiness, advocating for a reevaluation of life's expectations and the importance of leisure in fostering creativity and virtue.

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