> happiness is probably the wrong word...maybe contentedness is better, tho maybe not Eudaimonia is the word you're looking for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

> happiness is probably the wrong word...maybe contentedness is better, tho maybe not Eudaimonia is the word you're looking for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaimonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaimonia There are a lot of arguments against it. I think there are good points in these counter arguments, but come down on the side of Eudaimonia, personally. Counter arguments: https://bigthink.com/the-moral-sciences-club/eudaimonism-is-false https://bigthink.com/the-moral-sciences-club/eudaimonism-is-... https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/646/is-virtue-necessary-to-achieve-eudaimonia https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/646/is-virtue... https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004395794/BP000003.xml?lang=en https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004395794/BP000003.xm...