Eudaimonia (εὐδαιμονία)

eudaimonia • yoo-die-MOH-nee-ah
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Meaning

Flourishing or happiness; the ultimate goal of life achieved through virtue.

In practice: A life well-lived in accordance with reason.

Examples & notes

  • Eudaimonia is not a fleeting emotion but a stable state of being.
  • Virtue is necessary and sufficient for eudaimonia.

Seen in

Aristotle Zeno of Citium

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