eudaemonics

eudaemonics
eu·dae·mon·ics

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  • Eudaemonics — Eudemonics Eu de*mon ics, Eudaemonics Eu d[ae]*mon ics, n. [Gr. ? conducive to happiness. See {Eudemonism}.] That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; contrasted with {aretaics}. J. Grote …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eudaemonics — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmäniks, nēks noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Greek eudaimon , eudaimōn + English ics 1. : the practice of eudaemonism : an art or means of attaining happiness 2. : the science of happiness contrasted with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eudemonics — Eu de*mon ics, Eudaemonics Eu d[ae]*mon ics, n. [Gr. ? conducive to happiness. See {Eudemonism}.] That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; contrasted with {aretaics}. J. Grote …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eudaemons — For Eudaemons in mythology, see Daemon. The Eudaemons were a small group headed by graduate physics students J. Doyne Farmer and Norman Packard at the University of California Santa Cruz in the late 1970s. The group s immediate objective was to… …   Wikipedia

  • eudemonics — /yooh di mon iks/, n. (usually used with a sing. v.) 1. the theory or art of happiness. 2. the practice of eudemonism. Also, eudaemonics. [1825 35; see EUDEMONIC, ICS] * * * …   Universalium

  • Stoicism — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian philosophy, Aristotelianism, Christian ethics, Encratism, Epicureanism, Friday, Lenten fare, Peripatetic school, Peripateticism, Platonic philosophy, Platonism, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorism, Rechabitism,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • casuistry — Synonyms and related words: Christian ethics, Stoicism, aesthetics, altruistic ethics, apologetics, apologia, apology, apparent soundness, aretaics, argument, argumentation, axiology, bicker, bickering, categorical imperative, circularity,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • empiricism — Synonyms and related words: Christian ethics, Marxism, R and D, Stoicism, altruistic ethics, animalism, aretaics, atomism, behaviorism, casuistry, categorical imperative, commonsense realism, comparative ethics, control, control experiment,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • golden rule — Synonyms and related words: Christian ethics, Stoicism, a priori truth, altruistic ethics, aretaics, axiom, brocard, canon, casuistry, categorical imperative, code, commandment, comparative ethics, convention, deontology, dictate, dictum,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • hedonism — Synonyms and related words: Christian ethics, Cyrenaic hedonism, Cyrenaicism, Stoicism, altruistic ethics, appetite, appetitiveness, aretaics, casuistry, categorical imperative, comparative ethics, deontology, egoistic ethics, empiricism,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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