eudaemonism

English

Alternative forms

• eudemonism
• eudaimonism
• eudomonism

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.)

Related terms

• eudaemon
• eudemonia
• eudaemonic

References

• “eudaemonism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “eudaemonism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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