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Definition of Eudemonism
1. Noun. An ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason.
Definition of Eudemonism
1. n. That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eudemonism
Literary usage of Eudemonism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wieland and Shaftesbury by Charles Elson (1913)
"eudemonism. Virtuoso Shaftesbury always set up the intrinsic worth of virtue as
the only reason for embracing it, its natural grace and invited- ness as the ..."
2. Ethics: Descriptive and Explanatory by Sidney Edward Mezes (1900)
"Again, the discussion of eudemonism. soon to follow, is referred to for the
difference between happiness and welfare. ..."
3. Outlines of Philosophy and Literature by Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (1867)
"Evil: Matter — Mind — Utilitarianism, Pessimism, and Optimism—eudemonism, Happiness,
and Duty. We are tired of hearing men talk of the force of Christian ..."
4. Introduction to the Pedagogy of Herbart by Christian Ufer (1894)
"It is eudemonism to do a good deed merely to secure thereby a feeling of satisfaction,
... eudemonism easily changes into egotism; this happens when, ..."
5. Outlines of Pedagogics by Wilhelm Rein, Charles Cecil Van Liew, Mrs. Ida J. Traver Van Liew (1893)
"eudemonism, in whatever form it appears, harbors great dangers. Hence, the
conclusion is unavoidable that every ethical system which represents ..."
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