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energism

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[en-er-jiz-uhm] / ˈɛn ərˌdʒɪz əm /

noun

Ethics.
  1. the theory that self-realization is the highest good.


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Origin of energism

From the German word Energismus, dating back to 1890–95. See energy, -ism


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We need neither to cast aside the mechanical view of the world nor to accept energism; neither of them is required.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross

The memorable lines on spring in the second book are cast into the form of old poetry, but the basis of them is Epicurean energism, as in Lucretius' prooemium.

From Vergil A Biography by Tenney Frank

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