eudemonism
or eu·dae·mon·ism
[ yoo-dee-muh-niz-uh m ]
/ yuˈdi məˌnɪz əm /
noun Ethics.
the doctrine that the basis of moral obligations is to be found in the tendency of right actions to produce happiness.
Nearby words
eudaemonic, eudemon, eudemonia, eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudiaphoresis, eudicotyledon, eudiometer, eudiometry, eudora
Related formseu·de·mon·ist, nouneu·de·mon·is·tic, adjectiveeu·de·mon·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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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 Formseudemonist or eudaemonist, nouneudemonistic, eudaemonistic, eudemonistical or eudaemonistical, adjectiveeudemonistically or eudaemonistically, adverb
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