Lesson 6 The Good Life
Lesson 6 The Good Life
Lesson 6 The Good Life
Eu means good
Daimon means spirit
• Eudaimonia, incorporating the root terms,
means pleasure and welfare.
• Two signs of eudaimonia, namely virtue and
perfection, were suggested by Aristotle (NE
1:7).
• Eudaimonia transcends all facets of life, for
whatever one does, it's about living well and
doing well.
Aristotle claims that happiness is the
be all and end all of everything that
we do.
Aristotle actually means is human
flourishing, a kind of contentment in
knowing that one is getting the best
out of life. A kind of feeling that one has
maxed out his potentials in the world,
that he has attained the crux of his
humanity.
EUDAIMONIA:
UNIQUELY HUMAN
• Eudaimonia, or happiness, is unique to human
beings because it is a unique human feature. It
is done only by an existence that is rationally
guided.
Table 1. Aristotle’s Tripartite Soul
Intellectual virtues
Soul
Rational part Irrational part
Contemplative part Calculative part
(Intellectual) (Moral)