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            Introduction                                 Considering such concepts,
            A  meaningful  and  happy  life           a definition concerning mental
            has various elements. Life could          illness will be clarified. We argue
            be  considered  in  different             in favor of mind-body dualism
            approaches.  Happiness  is  a             and analyze mental properties

            wide  concept  that  may  be              to differentiate our definition
            differently  interpreted  from            from the materialistic one.
            philosophical, religious, ethical,           Then,  the  health,  illness,

            materialistic, and psychological          and  their  criteria  will  be
            viewpoints.                               elaborated. In the subsequent
               In  the  following  article,  a        step, we will introduce fuzzy

            psychological  aspect  of  pure           logic and indicate how fuzzy
            life  has  been  expressed.               thinking  could  change  our
            Mental health is a significant            interpretation of our definition.

            factor  in  a  good  life.  So,  its      Conducting  interdisciplinary
            definition should be clarified.           research  concerning  mental
            Who  is  mentally  healthy  and           health,  we  shed  light  on  the
            who  is  not?  What  are  the             main  question,  i.e.  who  is

            criteria  that  determine  health         mentally healthy?
            and  illness,  and  how  can  we             Finally,  the  impact  of  the
            make  ourselves  confident  in            new  approach  on  pure  life

            the authentic criteria?                   will  be  explained.  We  will
               As  the  first  step  in  a            argue  that  there  is  no  sharp
            philosophical inquiry is defining         distinction  between  mental

            the terms, we start with analyzing        health and illness.
            some terms such as mind, health,             According  to  fuzzy  logic,
            illness, and mental disorder.             health and illness comprise a
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