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Four Kinds of Happiness & Four Kinds of Friendship | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

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Aquinas's Level Four Happiness

Aquinas thought that our hearts are restless and tell our hearts rest in perfect truth, perfect goodness, perfect beauty. The level four happiness for Aquinas is the greatest form of happiness. So how does this relate to friendship? It's possible to have a level one friendship. Aristotle talked about this as a friendship of pleasure. What we take pleasure in really does shift over time. And if you think back to when you were 10 years old, you might have taken great pleasure at playing on a jungle gym or something. But most of you don't do that anymore. Maybe in a few years, if you get married and have children, you will take great pleasure in tickling your daughter

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