eu·dae·mon·ism also eu·dai·mon·ism or eu·de·mon·ism (y -d  m -n z m)n. A system of ethics that evaluates actions in terms of their capacity to produce happiness. eu·dae mo·nist n.eu·dae mon·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: Happinessthe 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.
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