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| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| *1. a. The [[fact]], [[state]], or condition of [[being]] completed or perfected; consummation, completion, end. Obs. | | *1. a. The [[fact]], [[state]], or condition of [[being]] completed or perfected; consummation, completion, end. Obs. |
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| *2. The condition or state of being [[morally]] or [[spiritually]] perfect; [[holiness]]; virtuous conduct. Christian perfection n. Christian holiness or righteousness; spec. the relatively perfect holiness attainable by a [[person]], as distinct from the [[absolute]] [[divine]] perfection. counsel of perfection: see COUNSEL n. 2b. | | *2. The condition or state of being [[morally]] or [[spiritually]] perfect; [[holiness]]; virtuous conduct. Christian perfection n. Christian holiness or righteousness; spec. the relatively perfect holiness attainable by a [[person]], as distinct from the [[absolute]] [[divine]] perfection. counsel of perfection: see COUNSEL n. 2b. |
− | | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Perfection''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Perfection this link].</center> |
| *3. general | | *3. general |
| :a. The condition, [[state]], or [[quality]] of [[being]] [[free]] from defect; flawlessness, faultlessness; purity. Also in weakened sense: supreme or comparative excellence. Now the usual sense. | | :a. The condition, [[state]], or [[quality]] of [[being]] [[free]] from defect; flawlessness, faultlessness; purity. Also in weakened sense: supreme or comparative excellence. Now the usual sense. |
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| Perfection has also been construed as that which is the best. In theology, when Descartes and Leibniz termed God "perfect," they had in mind something other than model; than that which lacks nothing; than that achieves its purpose; than that fulfills its functions; or than that is harmonious.[79] | | Perfection has also been construed as that which is the best. In theology, when Descartes and Leibniz termed God "perfect," they had in mind something other than model; than that which lacks nothing; than that achieves its purpose; than that fulfills its functions; or than that is harmonious.[79] |
| ===See also=== | | ===See also=== |
| + | *'''''[[Perfectionism]]''''' |
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− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_flower Perfect flower] (bisexual flower)
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| ===Notes=== | | ===Notes=== |
− | <center>All notes derived from one author at the moment, Władysław Tatarkiewicz</center> | + | <center><u>All notes derived from one author at the moment, Władysław Tatarkiewicz</u></center> |
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| # Władysław Tatarkiewicz, O doskonałości (On Perfection), 1976. | | # Władysław Tatarkiewicz, O doskonałości (On Perfection), 1976. |
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| ===References=== | | ===References=== |
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− | Władysław Tatarkiewicz, O doskonałości (On Perfection), Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1976. | + | *Władysław Tatarkiewicz, O doskonałości (On Perfection), Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1976. |
− | An English translation of Tatarkiewicz's book (On Perfection), by Christopher Kasparek, was serialized in Dialectics and Humanism: the Polish Philosophical Quarterly, vol. VI, no. 4 (autumn 1979), pp. 5–10; vol. VII, no. 1 (winter 1980), pp. 77–80; vol. VII, no. 2 (spring 1980), pp. 137–39; vol. VII, no. 3 (summer 1980), pp. 117–24; vol. VII, no. 4 (autumn 1980), pp. 145–53; vol. VIII, no. 1 (winter 1981), pp. 187–92; and vol. VIII, no. 2 (spring 1981), pp. 11–12. | + | *An English translation of Tatarkiewicz's book (On Perfection), by Christopher Kasparek, was serialized in Dialectics and Humanism: the Polish Philosophical Quarterly, vol. VI, no. 4 (autumn 1979), pp. 5–10; vol. VII, no. 1 (winter 1980), pp. 77–80; vol. VII, no. 2 (spring 1980), pp. 137–39; vol. VII, no. 3 (summer 1980), pp. 117–24; vol. VII, no. 4 (autumn 1980), pp. 145–53; vol. VIII, no. 1 (winter 1981), pp. 187–92; and vol. VIII, no. 2 (spring 1981), pp. 11–12. |
− | Kasparek's translation has subsequently also appeared in the book: Władysław Tatarkiewicz, On perfection, Warsaw University Press, Center of Universalism, 1992, pp. 9–51. The book is a collection of papers by and about the late Professor Tatarkiewicz. | + | *Kasparek's translation has subsequently also appeared in the book: Władysław Tatarkiewicz, On perfection, *Warsaw University Press, Center of Universalism, 1992, pp. 9–51. The book is a collection of papers by and about the late Professor Tatarkiewicz. |
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| [[Category: Philosophy]] | | [[Category: Philosophy]] |