Christianity and Eudaimonia, Luck and Eudaimonism

I argue that Christians have at least two reasons to reject eudaimonism, interpreted as the view that attaining eudaimonia-or happiness-is what fulfills the moral life. First, I contend Christian conceptions of eudaimonia should encompass more than realized moral excellence and its requirements. Sec...

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Main Author: Simmons, Frederick V. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-67
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Eudemonism / Christian ethics / Agape
RelBib Classification:CH Christianity and Society
NCB Personal ethics
Further subjects:B Eudaimonism
B virtuous activity
B Christian love
B living well and faring well
B eudaimon luck
B Eudaimonia
B Moral Luck
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