Entelechy: Shlemut

Abstract

After providing a contemporary vision for what should be one’s telos, that is, serving God, and of what that activity should comprise, that is, living by faith in pursuing mishpat and performing tzedaka, I will now provide a brief contemporary description of what the achievement of that telos accomplishes for such a person in terms of fully developing his or her moral and intellectual virtues. I will explain how the full development of a person’s virtues results in the achievement of Shlemut and, when one achieves Shlemut, he or she can truly act in the image of God (b’tzelem Elohim).