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antifrustrationism

antifrustrationism noun: the axiological view that frustrated preferences create a negative moral 'debit' which can be canceled out through their satisfaction. Thus, satisfying a desire that already exists is good, but creating a new satisfied desire is not.

Noun

antifrustrationism (uncountable)

  1. The axiological view that frustrated preferences create a negative moral 'debit' which can be canceled out through their satisfaction. Thus, satisfying a desire that already exists is good, but creating a new satisfied desire is not.

Forms of antifrustrationism

alternative formanti-frustrationism

Origin of antifrustrationism

From anti- + frustration + -ism, coined by German analytic philosopher Christoph Fehige in 1998.

Words formed from antifrustrationism

Questions about antifrustrationism

What does antifrustrationism mean?
Antifrustrationism means the axiological view that frustrated preferences create a negative moral 'debit' which can be canceled out through their satisfaction. Thus, satisfying a desire that already exists is good, but creating a new satisfied desire is not.
What part of speech is antifrustrationism?
Antifrustrationism is a noun.

Words near antifrustrationism in the dictionary

  1. antifreezing
  2. antifriction
  3. antifrictional
  4. antifrizz
  5. antifrost
  6. antifrustrationism
  7. antifrustrationist
  8. antifrustrationists
  9. antifumigatus
  10. antifun
  11. antifunctional

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