Eudaimonía Griega

Abstract

In this essay, the conception of Greek, Platonic and Aristotelian eudaimonia is contrasted with the idea of paradoxical and postmodern happiness of the French philosopher Lipovetsky. It is concluded that the conception of life proposed by eudaimonia is a more complex and vital idea compared to our present understanding of happiness. Nowadays, our idea of happiness seems to be determined by consumption, speed, and novelty; these goals are very opposed and far from the Greek ideal.