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MEANS, ENDS AND THE UTMOST GOOD (SUMMUM BONUM). By KEMKA S. IBEJI

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In my little study of philosophy, I came across these two concepts and they meant so much to me. I however, realized the importance of the duo as well. But going through experiences in life, it got me wondering how many people live their lives. It simply became obvious to me that many still do not understand those concepts. It made me appreciate once again the facts of knowledge. Like roads, means are routes that lead to your destination while, in this analogy, the end is the destination. In my argument here, let me put it clear that life has a goal. To get to this goal which an end, but to get to this goal we pass through means. We have also gone through the questions of what the goal of life is. Many schools of thought adduced many meanings to it. However, in the end they seem to be saying the same thing. Maybe our slight adumbration will help us a little here. On the question of the goal of life, it's answers were, in fact, to give meaning to life itself. Why do we live? What ...