Which of the Following Examples Supposedly Shows That Happiness and Meaningfulness

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples supposedly shows that happiness and meaningfulness are distinct?

• A) The lives of moral monsters such as Stalin
• B) The lives of artists who abandon their families to create art
• C) The lives of scientists with deeply troubled personal lives
• D) The lives of philosophers who accept pluralistic accounts of meaning

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