hedon
A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
Noun
- A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
- Supposedly, utilitarians are able to add and subtract hedons (units of pleasure) and dolors (units of pain) without any signs of cognitive or affective distress[…] - 1986, Rosemarie Tong, Ethics in policy analysis,...
Origin
Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni.