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yoo-DEE-muh-nis-tik
adjective
having the characteristics of an ethical system that evaluates action in terms of the action's capacity to produce happiness
1908Bushido: The Soul of JapanI admit Bushido had its esoteric and exoteric teachings; these were eudemonistic, looking after the welfare and happiness of the commonalty, while those were aretaic, emphasizing the practice of virtues for their own sake.1914Problems of ConductIf any eudemonistic moralists have lived loosely, it was because they did not realize what really makes for happiness or had not strength of will to cleave to it, not because they saw happiness as the criterion.Labels: Durant Drake, Inazo Nitob
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