In
rhetoric, ''eunoia'' ( grc,
εὔνοιᾰ, eúnoia, well mind; beautiful thinking)
is the
good will speakers cultivate between themselves and their audiences, a condition of receptivity.
In Book VIII of the ''
Nicomachean Ethics'',
Aristotle
Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of ph ...
uses the term to refer to the kind and benevolent feelings of good will a
spouse has which form the basis for the
ethical
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns ma ...
foundation of human life.
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...
translates with the
Latin
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word .
It is also a rarely used
medical term
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Medical terminolog ...
referring to a state of normal
mental health
Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It likewise determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Mental hea ...
. ''Eunoia'' is the shortest
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
word containing all five main
vowel
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graphemes
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The word ''grapheme'' is derived and the suffix ''-eme'' by analogy with ''phoneme'' and other names of emic units. The study of graphemes is called ''graphemic ...
.
In popular culture
*''
Eunoia'' is a work by
poet
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Christian Bök
Christian Bök, FRSC (; born August 10, 1966 in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian poet known for unusual and experimental works. He is the author of '' Eunoia'', which won the Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize.
Life and work
He was born "Christian Bo ...
consisting of five chapters, each one using only one vowel.
*In the science-fiction television series ''
Earth: Final Conflict'', Eunoia is the name of the native language of the Taelon race. Christian Bök was a consultant on that series and helped develop the language.
*The debut album of math rock band Invalids.
*In December 2015, the Ministry of Education in Singapore unveiled the name of a new junior College set to open in 2017,
Eunoia Junior College
Eunoia Junior College (EJC) is a junior college in Singapore which offers Integrated Programme (IP) with Catholic High School, Singapore Chinese Girls' School and CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School. It is located in Bishan, close to Bright Hill MR ...
. The unfamiliar name generated significant buzz in the Singapore community when it was first announced, including memes referencing
Singlish
Singlish (a portmanteau of ''Singapore'' and ''English'') is an English-based creole language spoken in Singapore. Singlish arose out of a situation of prolonged language contact between speakers of many different languages in Singapore, inc ...
homophones
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.
What kinda weird school name is this la sial?!
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* Eunoia Technologies is the name of the firm Christopher Wylie
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founded after leaving Cambridge Analytica
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* In classical music, Eunoia is a piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
composition by Juan María Solare
Juan María Solare (born August 11, 1966) is an Argentine composer and pianist.
Education
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Solare studied and received his diploma in piano (María Teresa Criscuolo), composition (Fermina Casanova, Juan Carlos ...
in the key of C Major (2021)
See also
* Iouea, a similarly short word with all the vowels.
References
External links
*
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