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    Aristotle's account of eudaimonia treats continued existe... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Eternal torture would be more pleasant than ceasing to exist

    Aristotle's account of eudaimonia treats continued existence as the substrate without which flourishing concepts lose their referent entirely.

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    • 1.Aristotle defines eudaimonia as actualization of the soul's distinctive function, which requires a living substrate to perform any function whatsoever.
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    • 2.Without continued biological existence, there is no subject capable of virtue, contemplation, or any activity constitutive of human flourishing.
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    • 3.Aristotle explicitly treats eudaimonia as an activity (energeia), not a state; activities require an existing agent to perform them over time.
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    • 1.Aristotle distinguishes eudaimonia from mere life; the referent is rational activity, not existence itself—these are conceptually independent.
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    • 2.Legacy and posthumous reputation can constitute eudaimonia components; honor and noble memory don't require the subject's continued existence.
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    • 3.A complete life can achieve eudaimonia status retroactively; death doesn't erase whether someone flourished, suggesting existence isn't the primary substrate.
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