eu·dae·mon·ism also eu·dai·mon·ism or eu·de·mon·ism 
(y-dēmə-nĭz′əm)
(y-dēmə-nĭz′əm)n.
A system of ethics that evaluates actions in terms of their capacity to produce happiness.
eu·daemo·nist n.
eu·dae′mon·istic, eu·dae′mon·isti·cal adj.