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Human Flourishing

This document discusses human flourishing and its origins in ancient Greek philosophy. It was first coined by Aristotle as "eudaimonia" which referred to a state of well-being and happiness as a whole property of one's life. For Aristotle, human flourishing arises from virtues like practical wisdom, friendship, wealth and power. The document contrasts different views of happiness in philosophy, psychology and neurology.

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Human Flourishing

This document discusses human flourishing and its origins in ancient Greek philosophy. It was first coined by Aristotle as "eudaimonia" which referred to a state of well-being and happiness as a whole property of one's life. For Aristotle, human flourishing arises from virtues like practical wisdom, friendship, wealth and power. The document contrasts different views of happiness in philosophy, psychology and neurology.

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HUMAN FLOURISHING

BY: CALIWAY, BONGSALO, BOLISLIS

WHAT IS HUMAN FLOURISHING?


 founded by Aristotle
 the term is just one of the possible translations of ancient Greek term “Eudaimonia”
WHAT IS EUDAIMONIA?
 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.
 Eu means “good” and daemon means “spirit”, so to be “Eu-daemon” literally means to “be
of good spirit”
 Well-being and happiness are sometimes used as well
 “well-being” evokes a passive physical state while
 “happiness” suggest positive emotional experiences
 term is coined by Aristotle
 also known as human flourishing or happiness
 a property of one’s life when considered as a whole
FOR ARISTOTLE:
 the good is what is good for purposeful, goal-directed entities.
WHAT IS HAPPINESS?

 in psychology, happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined


by, among others, positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
 to behaviorist, it is a cocktail of emotions we experience when we do something good or
positive
 to neurologist, happiness is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain as
a reward for behavior that prolongs survival
 "Happiness depends on ourselves." More than anybody
else, Aristotle enshrines happiness as a central purpose of human life and a goal in itself.
 According to Aristotle, pleasure is not the aim of every human action, because not
every pleasure is good.

The Hedonistic View


 the solar opposite of suffering
 indicates the absence of pain
 believes that the purpose of life is to maximize happiness, which minimizes misery
From Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle:

Human flourishing arises as a result of different components such as:


 Phronesis
 Friendship
 Wealth
 power
 It is probably named after either his father or son, who were both named Nicomachus.
Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle's most mature work on ethics.

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