Antifrustrationism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antifrustrationism is a noun meaning (philosophy) 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.
Meaning
(philosophy) 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.
Word Forms
- anti-frustrationism
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antihedonism, anhedonia, philosophobia, antimorality, antiskepticism, bovarysm.
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