I beleive that the search of meaning and fulfilment is found only in God. Using the Judeo-Christian understanding of God I would agree that philosophers and like Aristole and Plato, have works without the sacred texts and prophets to assess what they beleive about life and the mind/body problem, however I beleive mans understanding would be different than Gods understanding. Humans are attractive by nature to evil/sinful ways instead of good and righteousness. This is best understood by the pear anaolgy by Augustine. The pear shows the “brokenss” of man and that is our desire to flee from God and all that is good. We are full of selfishness, greed, lust and many other forms of evil. In our passions, we reject God. If free will is present, which
