The key concept that is investigated in moral philosophy and was prompted by Socrates was the answer to the question ‘what is a good life?’. Eudemonia – also spelled as Eudaimonia or Eudaemonia – is what the Greek philosophers came to terms with as the universally ‘good life’. This is the fundamental theme behind most ethics and moral philosophy, which is filled with questions and deep scrutiny over the topics of courage, virtue, honor, justice, and in a more general context good.
Philosophers claimed that a good life is naturally a happy one, but what defines happiness? Is it contentment or sensual pleasure? How can humans be sure of happiness and what can they do to entail it? The answer Socrates have was that a good life was a lot more than happiness or pleasure, it must ensue ideals of everything related to moral philosophy; justice and the greater good – all a crucial part of virtue and eventual happiness. This concept was further extended by Aristotle and explained more deeply through his perspective in the later years.
