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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 29 MIN

How Do I Thrive?

from American Socrates · host Matt Rupert

Send us Fan MailHow do you live your best life? Aristotle's answer to the question of what human life is for is eudaimonia, usually translated as happiness, but closer in meaning to flourishing. His argument that the highest form of eudaimonia is the contemplative life sounds, at first, like something only a philosopher would say. This episode makes the case that he's right and that the evidence is hiding in plain sight. We find critical thinking to be very satisfying. Aristotle understood this, and why winning at life by cheating hollows the whole thing out.Art: Albert Bierstadt, "Sequoia", Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSupport the showQuestion Everything!

Send us Fan Mail How do you live your best life? Aristotle's answer to the question of what human life is for is eudaimonia, usually translated as happiness, but closer in meaning to flourishing. His argument that the highest form of eudaimonia is the contemplative life sounds, at first, like something only a philosopher would say. This episode makes the case that he's right and that the evidence is hiding in plain sight. We find critical thinking to be very satisfying. Aristotle understood t...

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