Eudaimonia

eudaimonia English Etymology en grc εὐδαιμονίᾱ good spirits. +con en eu demon ia. Pronunciation en /ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eudaimonia.wav Southern England Noun - en Q1771260en ethics 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. en eudaimonia eudaemonia eudemonia eudæmonia en on Aristotle 1919 London T C & E C Jack Alfred Edward Taylor A. E. Taylor https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/48002/pg48002-images.html 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? Related terms en eudaemon en eudaemonic en eudaemonism Translations human flourishing Greek: Ancient Greek: grc εὐδαιμονίᾱ f Polish: pl eudajmonia f Portuguese: pt eudaimonia f See also en good life Proper noun en Greek god One of the Charites. en Aglaea Antheia Auxo Charis Cleta Euphrosyne Hegemone Paidia Pandaisia Pannychis Pasithea Phaenna Thalia Further reading en Eudemian Ethics en Nicomachean Ethics (Ross) en Ancient Greece