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eudaemonism
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eu·dae·mon·ism also eu·dai·mon·ism or eu·de·mon·ism  (y-dm-nzm)
n.
A system of ethics that evaluates actions in terms of their capacity to produce happiness.
eu·daemo·nist n.
eu·daemon·istic, eu·daemon·isti·cal adj.
eudemonism, eudaemonism
Ethics. a moral system based upon the performance of right actions to achieve happiness. — eudemonist, eudaemonist, n.
See also: Happiness
the ethical doctrine that the basis of morality lies in the tendency of right actions to produce happiness, especially in a life governed by reason rather than pleasure. — eudemonist, eudaemonist, n.
See also: Ethics


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Ethics understood as eudaimonism involved determining the ultimate end (telos) of human desire and action, to be called happiness or living well, and how best to achieve it.
Social identity, the virtues, and the good life: a new approach to ... by Esler, Philip F. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
And where it works artistically, and is not simply a matter of convention, it seems to be related to eudaimonism, the moral philosophy positing that happiness has a solid ethical base, or some exposition of the good life, which is a major factor in the successful achievement of eucatastrophe.
It's a Wonderful Life as Faerian Drama (1) by Garbowski, Christopher / Mythlore
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