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EUDEMONY

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EUDEMONY

a measure of the more preferred state of affairs; the commodity that the control system tends to optimize. The eudemony concern is one of values, of stating what is worth optimizing; in short, eudemony is a category of outcomes that indicate we are enhancing the quality of life. (Beer, PLATFORM FOR CHANGE, p. l59)