eudaemonistic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌjuːdɪməˈnɪstɪk/ UK /ˌjuːdɪməˈnɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
ethics: relating to the view that happiness or human flourishing is the highest good

Aristotle's ethics is eudaemonistic because it organizes practical life around human flourishing.

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Synonyms

1 adj · ethics: relating to the... eudaimonisticflourishing-centered

Opposites

deontological

Word family

Derived forms eudaemonismeudaemonist

Related forms eudaimoniahappiness flourishing

Etymology

From eudaemonism + -istic. Eudaemonism derives from Ancient Greek eudaimonia, "happiness, welfare, flourishing," built from eu ("well") + daimon ("divine power, fortune").

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