Eudaimonia

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “good spirits”). By surface analysis, eu- +‎ demon +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/ === Noun === Eudaimonia (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 ==== eudaemon eudaemonic eudaemonism ==== See also ==== good life ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Eudaimonia (Greek mythology) One of the Charites. Coordinate terms: Aglaea, Antheia, Auxo, Charis, Cleta, Euphrosyne, Hegemone, Paidia, Pandaisia, Pannychis, Pasithea, Phaenna, Thalia === Further reading === Eudemian Ethics on Wikisource.Wikisource Nicomachean Ethics (Ross) on Wikisource.Wikisource