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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.
*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.
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]]'''''
===Notes===
===Notes===
<center><u>All notes derived from one author at the moment, Władysław Tatarkiewicz</u></center>
<center><u>All notes derived from one author at the moment, Władysław Tatarkiewicz</u></center>
===References===
===References===
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.
[[Category: Philosophy]]
[[Category: Philosophy]]
