eudemonism

Variant of eudaemonism

noun

the ethical doctrine that personal happiness is the chief good and the proper aim of action, esp. such happiness conceived of in terms of well-being based on virtuous and rational self-realization

Origin: Gr eudaimonismos, a calling happy < eudaimonizein, to call happy < eudaimōn: see eudaemonia

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