"Indeed, the ancient Stoics aimed at eudaimonia which is usually translated as ‘happiness’."
I'm not sure that is an accurate translation, Aristotle said it is about "living well and faring well", it's more about a good life than a happy life.
I'm not sure that is an accurate translation, Aristotle said it is about "living well and faring well", it's more about a good life than a happy life.
I would argue that you cannot disaggregate the two. Only the person living a life can truly make a value judgement on it and if they value it as "good" they are quite literally saying they are happy.
Maybe we're getting caught up by different meanings of happiness. I'm working from happiness being a deep seated contentment (very much "living and faring well") rather than an active effervescent joy.
EDIT: nope, looks like they had a different word for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equanimity#Stoicism