eudemonism

American

[yoo-dee-muh-niz-uhm] / yuˈdi məˌnɪz əm /

Or eudaemonism

noun

Ethics.

the doctrine that the basis of moral obligations is to be found in the tendency of right actions to produce happiness.

eudemonism British

/ juːˈdiːməˌnɪzəm /

noun

philosophy an ethical doctrine holding that the value of moral action lies in its capacity to produce happiness

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Origin of eudemonism

First recorded in 1820–30; eudemon + -ism

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