Eudaimonia

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Eudaimonia is a concept from ancient Greek philosophy denoting a state of human flourishing, happiness, and living well in accordance with virtue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek concept
ethical concept
philosophical concept
associatedWith virtue
centralTo Aristotelian ethics NERFINISHED
ancient Greek ethics
virtue ethics
consideredBy Aristotle as complete good
Aristotle as self-sufficient
Aristotle as the final end
contrastedWith hedonic pleasure
mere enjoyment
definedAs activity of the soul in accordance with virtue
the highest human good
the ultimate end of human life
definedBy Aristotle NERFINISHED
denotes happiness
human flourishing
living well
discussedBy Aristotle NERFINISHED
Plato NERFINISHED
Socrates NERFINISHED
Stoic philosophers
discussedInWork Nicomachean Ethics NERFINISHED
hasEtymologyLanguage Ancient Greek
hasGoalFor human life
hasGreekSpelling εὐδαιμονία
hasInterpretation flourishing
living in accordance with virtue
well-being
hasOriginIn ancient Greek philosophy
influenced contemporary well-being theory
modern virtue ethics
positive psychology
linkedTo fulfilling human function
living in accordance with reason
relatedConcept arete
telos
the good life
virtue
requires moral virtue
practical wisdom
rational activity
requiresExternalGoodsAccordingTo Aristotle NERFINISHED
studiedIn ethics
moral philosophy
political philosophy
positive psychology

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Children of Aphrodite hasMember Eudaimonia