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Meaning of EUDEMONISM

Pronunciation:  yoo'deemu`nizum

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 Definition: [n]  an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
 
 Synonyms: endaemonism
 
 See Also: ethics, moral philosophy

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Eu*de"mon*ism\, Eudaemonism \Eu*d[ae]"mon*ism\, n.
[Gr. ? a thinking happy, fr, ? blessed with a good genius,
happy; ? well, good + ? one's demon of genius. See {Demon}.]
That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral
obligation by its relation to happiness or personal
well-being.

 

 

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