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eudaemonics en · NOUN

Etymology

Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονικός (eudaimonikós, “conducive to happiness”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) That part of ethics that deals with happiness; the science of happiness, contrasted with aretaics.
    • the unideal form of eudæmonics of which I have spoken is hedonics , or a science of indolentia 1876, John Grote, Treatise on Moral Ideals:

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