eudaemonic
Collocations
4VERB + EUDAEMONIC
rewards
EUDAEMONIC + NOUN
mode
PREP.
from, through
ADV.
increasingly
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.
Producing satisfied happiness and well-being.
During the 1960s and 1970s, many communist leaderships sought to legitimate their rule increasingly through the eudaemonic mode; the various economic reforms in the USSR and Eastern Europe at the time constituted the major symbol of this.
In 2013, Cole examined the influence of well-being instead. He focused on two types: hedonic, from pleasure and rewards, and eudaemonic, from having a purpose beyond self-gratification.
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Synonyms
adjective — producing happiness and well-being
- eudemonic
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2During the 1960s and 1970s, many communist leaderships sought to legitimate their rule increasingly through the eudaemonic mode; the various economic reforms in the USSR and Eastern Europe at the time
WiktionaryIn 2013, Cole examined the influence of well-being instead. He focused on two types: hedonic, from pleasure and rewards, and eudaemonic, from having a purpose beyond self-gratification.
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