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    Eudaimonia refers to a state of having a good indwelling spirit or being in a contented state of being healthy, happy and prosperous. In moral philosophy, eudaimonia is used to refer to right actions that result in individual well-being, with well-being as an essential value. Epicurus viewed eudaimonia not as how happiness can be defined but as a theory about attaining well-being through intelligent choice and practical wisdom to measure pleasure against pain. Nietzsche viewed happiness differently as an "ideal state of laziness" rather than constant well-being. Philosophers' views provide evidence for how flourishing, or living well, can be based on one's mental habits

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    Eudaimonia refers to a state of having a good indwelling spirit or being in a contented state of being healthy, happy and prosperous. In moral philosophy, eudaimonia is used to refer to right actions that result in individual well-being, with well-being as an essential value. Epicurus viewed eudaimonia not as how happiness can be defined but as a theory about attaining well-being through intelligent choice and practical wisdom to measure pleasure against pain. Nietzsche viewed happiness differently as an "ideal state of laziness" rather than constant well-being. Philosophers' views provide evidence for how flourishing, or living well, can be based on one's mental habits

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    Eudaimonia refers to a state of having a good indwelling spirit or being in a contented state of being healthy, happy and prosperous. In moral philosophy, eudaimonia is used to refer to right actions that result in individual well-being, with well-being as an essential value. Epicurus viewed eudaimonia not as how happiness can be defined but as a theory about attaining well-being through intelligent choice and practical wisdom to measure pleasure against pain. Nietzsche viewed happiness differently as an "ideal state of laziness" rather than constant well-being. Philosophers' views provide evidence for how flourishing, or living well, can be based on one's mental habits

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    WHAT IS EUDAIMONIA?

    Etymologically speaking, eudaimonia is consists of Greek words “eu” which means “good” and
    “daemon” which means “spirit”. This literally defines it as “the state of having good indwelling spirit; a
    good genius”

    Eudaimonia (also known as Eudaemonism) is a Greek word, which refers to a state of having a good
    indwelling spirit or being in a contented state of being healthy, happy and prosperous. In moral
    philosophy, eudaimonia is used to refer to the right actions as those that result in the well-being of an
    individual. In this case, well-being becomes an essential value. In general sense, eudaimonia can be
    perceived as any theory that places the personal happiness of an individual and his or her complete life
    at the core of ethical concern.

    On Epicurus’s Viewpoint

    Epicurus (born 341 BC) was a Greek philosopher who contradicted the metaphysical philosophers. He
    believed that balance and temperance were created space for happiness. His view is not more of how
    happiness can be defined but more on theory about the real source to experience it. Furthermore, it
    agrees with the ethical doctrine which claims pleasure is the norm of morality – hedonism but reiterates
    the intelligent choice and practical wisdom to measure pleasure against pain to attain well-being.

    On Nietzche’s Viewpoint

    Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher and cultural critic who published intensively in the 1870s
    and 1880s. He is known for his criticisms on psychological analyses that resulted to opposing ideas on
    the people’s received ideas. As expected, Nietzsche viewed happiness in a different way. For many
    philosophers, happiness could be a “constant state of well-being”, but for him, happiness is an “ideal
    state of laziness”. Consequently, laziness for him is described as to not have any worries or distress in
    life.

    Philosophers views are the evidence of objective sense of how it means to flourish. It accepts that man’s
    ultimate desire of living is to flourish and to experience a life of well-being (life that goes well for him).
    Flourishing can either be based on the state of mind (e.g mental habit) or a kind of value (e.g. insights,
    outlook). One’s mental habit and value towards life may deny access to experience fulfillment of life. On
    the other hand, it may lead to understanding one’s function though self-actualization. Thus, it justifies
    why it is difficult for a person to give exact answer if asked, “What is happiness?” which is almost the
    same condition in answering the question, “What is your life’s purpose?”.

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