eudemonism

or eu·dae·mon·ism

[yoo-dee-muh-niz-uh m]

noun Ethics.

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

Origin of eudemonism

First recorded in 1820–30; eudemon + -ism

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

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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