eudemonism

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eudemonism - 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

eudemonism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eudemonism
      n 1: an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to
           personal well-being through a life based on reason [syn:
           eudemonism, endaemonism]