eudemonics

Eu`de`mon´ics

n.

1.

That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; - contrasted with aretaics.

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eudemonics, eudaemonics

1. an art or means of acquiring happiness; eudemonism.
2. the theory of happiness. — eudemonia, n. — eudemonic, eudemonical, adj.

See also: Happiness

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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