noun
- Plural of eudaimon; beings or individuals who possess eudaimonia (human flourishing or the highest human good in ancient Greek philosophy).
Usage: philosophical; classical; rare in modern English
Examples
- In Aristotelian ethics, eudaimons are those who have achieved virtue and live according to reason.
- The ancient philosophers debated what characteristics distinguished eudaimons from ordinary people.
- Plato believed that eudaimons possessed knowledge of the Good and lived harmoniously.
- The concept of eudaimons reflects the Greek ideal of human excellence and fulfillment.