eudaemonism

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐδαίμων (eudaímōn, “having a good genius, happy, fortunate”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “a genius, spirit”)

Noun

eudaemonism (countable and uncountable, plural eudaemonisms)

  1. A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality. (Not to be confused with utilitarianism, which similarly emphasizes happiness but conceives of it differently.)

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