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    It is not the case that Aristotle's eudaimonia locates human fulfillment in virtuous activity and political life, not primarily in theoretical knowledge of a divine being.

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    • 1.Aristotle ranks contemplation (theoria) as the highest happiness in Book X.10, suggesting theoretical knowledge transcends practical virtue in importance.
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    • 2.Aristotle identifies nous (intellectual intuition) as divine activity within humans; pursuing divine-like understanding is central to his eudaimonia account.
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    • 3.The claim conflates political life as necessary condition for eudaimonia with it being the primary location of fulfillment, which Aristotle may reject.
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    • 1.Aristotle defines eudaimonia as actualization of human potential (ergon), which is uniquely realized through virtuous practice, not contemplation alone.
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    • 2.Aristotle explicitly grounds ethics in the polis; human flourishing requires political participation and friendship, which theoretical knowledge cannot replace.
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    • 3.Book X of the Nicomachean Ethics treats contemplation as one activity among others, not the sole or primary path to human fulfillment.
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