eudaimonia

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ADJ.

considered

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noun

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Alternative form of Eudaimonia.

noun

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In Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end.

What then is the good or the best kind of life for an individual member of society? Aristotle answers that as far as the mere name is concerned, there is a general agreement to call the best life, Eudaimonia, Happiness. But the real problem is one of fact. What kind of life deserves to be called happiness?

name

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One of the Charites.

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Synonyms

noun — a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

wellbeing
well-being
welfare
upbeat
eudaemonia

Antonyms

ill-being

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What then is the good or the best kind of life for an individual member of society? Aristotle answers that as far as the mere name is concerned, there is a general agreement to call the best life, Eud

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Aristotle considered eudaimonia to be the highest human good.

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