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"Eudaimonia" is a Greek word associated with Aristotle and often mistranslated as "happiness"—which has contributed to misunderstandings about what happiness is.
Is Happiness Overrated? Shirley S. Wang 2011
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By working to rescue people, fight crime, etc., we see that as Nite Owl, Dreiberg achieves Eudaimonia.
The Moral Exemplars of Watchmen | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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The goal of virtue ethics is the achievement of Eudaimonia, or human flourishing.
The Moral Exemplars of Watchmen | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Eudaimonia in virtue ethics, is indeed a moralised concept, but it is not only that.
Virtue Ethics Hursthouse, Rosalind 2007
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It was an unending satisfaction to reflect that no misguided patriot had been allowed to inflict upon that charming university town the name of ` ` Athens, '' or ` ` Oxford, '' or ` ` Socratopolis, '' or ` ` Anacreonsburg, '' or ` ` Platoville, '' or ` ` Emporium, '' or ` ` Eudaimonia. ''
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Eudaimonia has three aspects: as well as mere pleasure, there is political honour,, and the rewards of contemplation.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Eudaimonia has three aspects: as well as mere pleasure, there is political honour,, and the rewards of contemplation.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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“The Improvability of Eudaimonia in the Nicomachean Ethics”.
Aristotle's Ethics Kraut, Richard 2007
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Eudaimonia-Maximization in the Nicomachean Ethics”.
Aristotle's Ethics Kraut, Richard 2007
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Eudaimonia sounds too much like heaven and I don’t think people should be good for that selfish of a reason.
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