Philosophy A-Level
Eudaimonia as final end and self-sufficient good
What Eudaimonia as final end and self-sufficient good means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The good for a human being, chosen for its own sake and never for the sake of anything further, with nothing needing to be added to it.
Topics that use Eudaimonia as final end and self-sufficient good
- Normative ethical theories (AQA A-Level)
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