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eu·dae·mon·ismalso eu·dai·mon·ism or eu·de·mon·ism (yo͞o-dē′mə-nĭz′əm)
A system of ethics that evaluates actions in terms of their capacity to produce happiness.
eu·dae′mon·is′tic, eu·dae′mon·is′ti·cal adj.
(Philosophy) philosophy an ethical doctrine holding that the value of moral action lies in its capacity to produce happiness
euˈdemonist, euˈdaemonist n
euˌdemonˈistic, euˌdaemonˈistic, euˌdemonˈistical, euˌdaemonˈistical adj
euˌdemonˈistically, euˌdaemonˈistically adv
or eu•dae•mon•ism(yuˈdi məˌnɪz əm)
the doctrine in ethics that the basis of moral obligations is found in the tendency of right actions to produce happiness.
Ethics. a moral system based upon the performance of right actions to achieve happiness. — eudemonist, eudaemonist, n.See also: Happiness
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