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The Pursuit of the Good Life: Is Lasting Happiness Really Possible? | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

Sep 24, 2019
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Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
Fr. Dominic Legge, OP, discusses the pursuit of lasting happiness and the ultimate good according to St. Thomas Aquinas. Topics include the role of material possessions in true satisfaction, seeking God as the ultimate good, natural law, human desires, virtue, and the supernatural realm.
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1
Intro
00:00 • 5min
2
Exploring Happiness and the Pursuit of Ultimate Good
04:47 • 46min
3
Exploring Natural Law, Human Desires, and Curiosity in Pursuit of Happiness
50:38 • 11min
4
Exploring Virtue, Happiness, and the Supernatural Realm
01:01:46 • 5min
5
Exploring Desire for the Divine Through a Sci-Fi Analogy
01:06:41 • 2min