the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The doctrine of happiness, or the system of philosophy which makes human happiness its highest object, declaring that the production of happiness is the sole criterion for the validity of moral maxims; hedonism.
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n. an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
Word Usage
"Moreover, it may be thought that the primary moral principle of love of neighbor as oneself is another reason to doubt (despite appearances) the strategic role of eudemonism in his ethics."