Aristotle's Understanding of the Good Life | Professor Michael Gorman
The Thomistic Institute
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The Relationship Between Happiness and Blessedness
Happiness just is functioning well as a human being. And you're firing on all cylinders in a consistent way. That's what happiness is. The living well and being happy are the same. In Greek, a diamond is kind of like a little godlet or something like that. So eudaimonia can mean like you're under the beneficial influence of a good little godlet. This is actually a really strange concept. It's actually very elusive to try to figure out what pleasure is.
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