The Seductiveness of Virtue Abraham, Joshua, Heschel, and John Paul II on Morality and Personal Fulfillment

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1. The meaning of our Questions ................17 Happ¿iness...........17 Meaning .........23 Freedom...........27 Personal Fulfillment ...........32 Good and Evil ....................36 Doing ...........46 2. Heschel and the Joys of the Mitsvah................51 The search for meaning as universal and worthwhile ..........51 The problem of Needs ...........53 A commitment to Jewish Law ..................68 The difficulties of Moral Living .............77 3. John paul II and the Good we Must do to have eternal Life .......95 The search for meaning as universal and Worthwhile ........95 If you wish to Enter into life, keep the commandments....98 If you wish to be perfect... sell your possessions then come , follow me ............113 with God all things are possible ..........121 4. Seeking what is true and Good: A Comparison and Contextualization ...........137 Similarities and differences ..........138 The historical context : The influence of Aristotle, Maimonides, Aquinas, and kant .............154 The contemporary context : The work of the Fourteenth dalai lama, peter singer, and present - day psychology .........161 Evaluating Heschel and John Paul II in light of these contexts ..........182