different between philosophical vs eudaemonism

English

Alternative forms

• philosophicall (obsolete)
• phylosophical (nonstandard)
• phylosophicall (obsolete)

Etymology

From philosophy +? -ical, from Ancient Greek ????????? (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?l??s?f?kl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?l??s?f?kl?/
• Hyphenation: phi?lo?soph?i?cal

Adjective

philosophical (comparative more philosophical, superlative most philosophical)

1. Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
2. Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.
   • 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine,

     His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.

3. Detached, calm, stoic.
   • 1911, Hector Hugh Munro, "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"

     She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.

Synonyms

• philosophic

Antonyms

• nonphilosophical

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• philosophical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• eudemonism, eudaimonism, eudomonism

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (eudaím?n, “having a good genius, happy, fortunate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju??di?m?n?z?m/

Noun

eudaemonism (countable and uncountable, plural eudaemonisms)

1. A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality. (Not to be confused with utilitarianism, which similarly emphasizes happiness but conceives of it differently.)

Related terms

References

• eudaemonism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• eudaemonism at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Eudaemonism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)