Definitions by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc

Eudaimonia 

- Prosperity, good fortune, wealth, or happiness
- “Eu”: well, “Daimon”: spirit.

- “I’ll never forget you, my love…”
- “Goodbye, I wish you eudaimonia.”

Eudaimonia by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Thymus 

In Ancient Greece, it refered to “soul”.

- “Stop laughing in class.”
- “Laughing is good for the thymus.”

Thymus by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Eros 

- It means physical love or sexual desire.
- The love felt in between lovers.

- “Oh Romeo, why are you, Romeo?”
- “Oh Juliet, I feel eros for you!”

Eros by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Areté 

- Excellence or Virtue.
- A quality necessary for success.

- “We got our test grades back!!”
- “Yea, I got 100%, that is areté.”

Areté by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Tekhné 

- Art.
- Craft, skill, expertise, technical knowledge.

- “Look dad, I made a drawing for you!!”
- “Wow... Timmy, that’s tekhné?”

Tekhné by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Empeiria

- Empiric or Experience.
- In Greek terms, it means knowledge and skills acquired through experience, rather than formal study.

- “As you can see in my resume, I have studied a lot, I have 5 Masters degrees…”
- “That’s very impressive, but you do not have any working empeiria….”

Empeiria by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Nous

- Intellect.
- Mind or act of a mind, a thought, or a purpose.

- “I cannot believe you got into Harvard! How did you do it?”
- “Well, you need a lot of nous…”

Nous by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023