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euthenics, n. pl.|juːˈθɛnɪks|
[f. Gr. εὐθην-έειν to thrive, flourish + -ics.]
The science and art of improving the well-being of man by the betterment of the conditions of life.
1905Mrs. E. H. Richards Cost of Shelter i. 12 The student of social ethics—Euthenics, or the science of better living—may well ask..Are the people growing more healthy..stronger, happier? 1910― (title) Euthenics, the science of controllable environment; a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency. 1926Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 25 July 24/1 Euthenics as a word is comparatively young. Various definitions are given for it, the simplest being efficient living. 1967Technology Week 23 Jan. 50/3 Euthenics [is] the amelioration of his [sc. man's] environmental opportunity, i.e., his education. |