Aristotelian eudaimonism, which influenced utilitarian critics like Bradley, holds that philia and communal participation are constitutive of the good, not merely instrumental to it.
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Serving as a tool or means to achieve something else, rather than being valuable in itself.
constitutive(an alternative type of relationship the grounding relation might be)
Describes how something is made up of or formed from basic components that define its essential nature.
philia(Ancient Greek philosophical terminology for friendship)
A Greek noun, cognate with the verb 'philein' (sometimes translated as 'like' or 'love'), referring to friendship; in some cases philia involves very little in the way of feeling.
utilitarian critics(as those who engaged with Aristotelian ideas)
Philosophers who disagreed with utilitarianism (the view that the right action is whatever creates the most happiness for the most people) and pointed out problems with that theory.