eudemonic

Thân thiện

A eudemonic lifestyle includes regular exercise and time with friends.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Producing happiness and well-being: Relating to or conducive to a state of happiness and human flourishing, often in a philosophical or ethical context.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The philosopher argued that a eudemonic life, focused on virtue and purpose, is more fulfilling than one based on fleeting pleasures.
  • Community service can have a eudemonic effect, enhancing the well-being of both the volunteer and those they help.

Advanced Usage

• Eudemonic Well-Being: A psychological concept describing happiness derived from a sense of purpose, meaning, and self-realization, as opposed to mere pleasure (hedonic well-being).
  • Her research focuses on measuring eudemonic well-being in different cultures.

Variants and Related Words

• Eudaimonia (noun): A state of flourishing, happiness, and good spirit, central to Aristotelian ethics.
  • Aristotle considered eudaimonia the highest human good.

Synonyms

• Flourishing: Thriving, prospering, especially in a way that indicates happiness.
• Fulfilling: Providing a sense of satisfaction or happiness from fully developing one's abilities or character.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. producing happiness and well-being

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