EUDEMONISM


Meaning of EUDEMONISM in English

n. (also eudaemonism) a system of ethics that bases moral obligation on the likelihood of actions producing happiness. eudemonist n. eudemonistic adj.

[ Gk eudaimonismos system of happiness f. eudaimon happy (as EU-, daimon guardian spirit) ]

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