Eudaimonia

See also: eudaimonia

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “happiness, well-being”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/

Noun

Eudaimonia (uncountable)

2. (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

• eudaemon
• eudaemonic
• eudaemonism

Translations

human flourishing

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 終極幸福／终极幸福 (zung¹ gik⁶ hang⁶ fuk¹)

  Mandarin: 終極幸福／终极幸福 (zhōngjí xìngfú)

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: εὐδαιμονίᾱ f (eudaimoníā)

• Polish: eudajmonia (pl) f
• Portuguese: eudaimonia (pt) f

Proper noun

Eudaimonia

1. (Greek mythology) One of the Charites.

   Coordinate terms: Aglaea, Antheia, Auxo, Charis, Cleta, Euphrosyne, Hegemone, Paidia, Pandaisia, Pannychis, Pasithea, Phaenna, Thalia

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20050105215630/http://www.ece.uncc.edu/succeed/journals/PDF-files/tte2-15.pdf
• http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.html