eudemonic
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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producing happiness and well-being
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