Eudaimonia
See also: eudaimonia
English
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “happiness, well-being”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEudaimonia (uncountable)
- (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.
- Alternative forms: eudaimonia, eudaemonia, eudemonia, eudæmonia
Related terms
editTranslations
edithuman flourishing
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Proper noun
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