eudemonism
or eu·dae·mon·ism
[ yoo-dee-muh-niz-uhm ]
/ yuˈdi məˌnɪz əm /
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noun Ethics.
the doctrine that the basis of moral obligations is to be found in the tendency of right actions to produce happiness.
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OTHER WORDS FROM eudemonism
eu·de·mon·ist, nouneu·de·mon·is·tic, adjectiveeu·de·mon·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby eudemonism
eucryptite, eudemon, eudemonia, eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudiaphoresis, eudicotyledon, eudiometer, eudiometry, Eudora
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British Dictionary definitions for eudemonism
eudemonism
eudaemonism
/ (juːˈdiːməˌnɪzəm) /
noun
philosophy an ethical doctrine holding that the value of moral action lies in its capacity to produce happiness
Derived forms of eudemonism
eudemonist or eudaemonist, nouneudemonistic, eudaemonistic, eudemonistical or eudaemonistical, adjectiveeudemonistically or eudaemonistically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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