noun
- An ethical theory holding that the highest human good is happiness or flourishing (eudaimonia), and that virtue is the means to achieve it.
Usage: philosophy; also spelled eudaemonism
Examples
- Aristotle's eudaimonism emphasizes that human flourishing comes through the practice of virtue.
- In eudaimonism, the goal of life is not pleasure alone, but the fulfillment of one's potential.
- Many ancient Greek philosophers embraced eudaimonism as their ethical framework.
- Eudaimonism differs from modern utilitarianism in its focus on virtue rather than utility.
- The concept of eudaimonism has experienced a revival in contemporary virtue ethics.