21st Century political thinking and eudaimonia
Happiness is treated as a concept based on Aristotle’s eudaimonia with additions by other philosophers, like Socrates, Plata, Spinozaand applied to present-day political developments.The case study analyzes two speeches by world leaders: Germany’s Angela Merkel at a press conference following a visit to a refugee camp, pledging acceptance of a large number of refugees, and Donald Trump during his electoral campaign, proposing an immigrant-containing wall at the US-Mexico border.The research questions are: what is the relationship between Aristotelian happiness and nobleness of character?