On the other side of it, she may not be aware that she is indeed flourishing or that she has obtained her heart’s desire. Stump has us imagine a person who thinks that she is perfectly healthy, only to come down with an illness and suddenly die. Yet, there may be a person who has had cancer. This person may have gone through treatment, while the whole time thinking that she still has the cancer, only to find out some time later that she is now cancer-free. The period between treatment and finding
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