Aristotle defined a special term – “eudaimonia” – which can be translated as “human flourishing”.

Aristotle used this word to describe the way of living that allows a human being to flourish, when
success and happiness accompany an individual in all spheres of life. Aristotle stated that the way to
achieve flourishing was practicing virtues of character.

it is not possible to state that someone who is greedy, selfish or self-indulgent yet enjoys great pleasure
really achieves flourishing. Indeed, such person does not harmonize his or her character traits and will
experience difficulties and challenges in life due to such behavior and attitude. For example, one former
classmate seemed to be happy with his life, but he was very arrogant and self-centered. As a result,
although he was mostly pleased and happy with himself, many people avoided contacting him and
refused to help him because of his attitudes. The classmate was very surprised and upset because of
their reaction. Thus, the social aspect of the former classmate’s life was not flourishing. Aristotle’s
position that flourishing can be achieved only by those who practice virtues with regard to all traits is
proven by real-life situations: those who have an excess of some trait or lack some vital traits cannot lead
a harmonious life and cannot achieve eudaimonia.