Eudaemonia

/jˌuːdiːmˈəʊniə/

/jˌuːdiːmˈoʊniə/

[noun]

Eudaemonia

[NOUN]

a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

synonyms : eudaimonia

antonyms : ill-being

Examples

1. Eudaemonia is an activity, rather than an abstract state.

2. In the Nicomachea and the Eudemian Ethics, he posits happiness, eudaemonia, living competently and well as the fundamental goal in human life, and Thomas Jefferson, undoubtedly, got the idea of the pursuit of happiness from Aristotle.

3. So, Aristotle is a role model for all of us, in that he saw eudaemonia as a universal objective, and that the project is a collective one, requiring associations between individuals, families, and the wider community.

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