noun
eudaemonism; eudemonism
A philosophical term referring to the ethical theory that happiness is the highest good. Used mainly in academic or philosophical contexts.
幸福主義は、アリストテレスの倫理学の中心的な考え方の一つです。
Eudaemonism is one of the central ideas in Aristotle's ethics.
功利主義 (utilitarianism) focuses on maximizing overall happiness or utility, while 幸福主義 (eudaemonism) emphasizes individual flourishing and virtue as the path to happiness.
Compound of 幸福 (こうふく, 'happiness') and 主義 (しゅぎ, 'principle, -ism'). The term is a direct translation of the Western philosophical concept of eudaemonism.