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Leon Kass on Human Flourishing, Living Well, and Aristotle

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The Human Good Is an Activity of the Soul in Accordance With Excellence

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"To flourish is to be at work who you are," he says. "No one would want the contentment of listening to music without hearing the music." He argues that a human good is an activity of the soul in accordance with excellence, and it's not enough just to have this capacity.

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