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| Eudaimonia: the greek eudaimonia (εὐδαιμονία) is often translated as "happiness" or "well-being." However, it has a more specific meaning in Aristotelian philosophy, where it refers to the highest human good, or the state of human flourishing._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Dictionary of Arguments. | |||
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Thomas Aquinas on Eudemonia - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 146 Eudemonia/Thomas Aquinas/Höffe: In connection with the teleology of physics [Thomas Aquinas] represents the idea of a natural striving (desiderium naturale) for happiness. His ethics thus remains, in Greek terms, eudaimonistic, which has an impact on political thinking. Its guiding principle is the common good (bonum commune). >Happiness/Thomas Aquinas._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. "Vs" indicates differences in content, not necessarily the chronological progression of a controversy. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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