Word of the Week: Eupraxsophy

All of our peace education, environmental action, healthy living guidelines, emotional balancing, and other similar efforts are all directed towards the development of a eupraxsophy, using the ways of the martial arts as a lens through which to focus and view our teachings.

The term eupraxsophy was coined by Paul Kurtz, a professor at the University of New York at Buffalo and a contributor to the writing of Humanist Manifesto II (a worthwhile read, in itself!).  It draws its meaning from the ancient Greek words eupraxis (right action) and sophia (wisdom).  A eupraxsophy, then, is a worldview or lifestyle which advocates living an ethical and exuberant life through rational and naturalistic means.

Through living a eupraxsophic life, perhaps we may reach a state of eudaimonia: the greatest good for an individual human being; a state of excellence characterized by objective flourishing across a lifetime, and brought about through the exercise of moral virtue, practical wisdom, and rationality. (props to wordinfo.info for the definition)

Oops, well now you have two words.  Enjoy!