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[syn: eudemonism, endaemonism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eudemonism \Eu*de"mon*ism\, Eudaemonism \Eu*d[ae]"mon*ism\, n.
[Gr. ? a thinking happy, fr, ? blessed with a good genius,
happy; e'y^ 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. Eudemonist
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eudemonism
n 1: an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to
personal well-being through a life based on reason [syn:
eudemonism, endaemonism]