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    It is not the case that Aristotle's eudaimonia requires virtues as constitutive of flourishing, not merely instrumental means to a biological survival end.

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    • 1.Aristotle grounds virtues in natural human capacities and telos; virtues ultimately serve biological flourishing and functioning.
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    • 2.Without health, safety, and basic resources, virtue becomes impossible to practice; these biological needs are constitutive, not instrumental.
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    • 3.Aristotle ties eudaimonia to actualizing human nature; our nature is partly biological, making survival a constitutive component.
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    • 1.Aristotle defines eudaimonia as activity of soul in accordance with virtue, not mere living or biological functioning.
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    • 2.A virtuous person who lives poorly still achieves eudaimonia; survival alone without virtue does not constitute flourishing.
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    • 3.Virtues like courage and wisdom are intrinsically valuable and chosen for their own sake, not reduced to survival tools.
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