Ethics and Values / Unit 6 Ethics 253 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Eudaimonia
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The idea
Eudaimonia is flourishing — a whole life lived well — and in Aristotle's account the virtues are what such a life is made of.
In practice
The word is bigger than feeling happy: a flourishing life can hold grief, and a pleasant one can be wasted. Living well is the measure.
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