eudaemonia

[prettygoodword]

eudaemonia or eudemonia (yoo-di-MOH-nee-uh) - n., happiness, well-being.


Often, specifically, in Aristotle's philosophy, the contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous that arises from living an active life governed by reason. Also sometimes eudaimonia. From Greek meaning happiness, from eudaimōn, blessed with a good genius, fortunate, from eu-, good + daimōn, spirit.

Offered with wishes for a eudaemonic week for you all.

---L.

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[al-rants.livejournal.com]

What an incredible word. I think I need to work that into my motto for life somehow...

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

And by a wild coincidence, a mangling of Aristotle's ideas of this came up in the meeting about the latest management practices initiative. Only they actually translated it to "happiness".

---L.