antifrustrationism
The axiological view that frustrated preferences create a negative moral 'debit' which…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
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Origin
From anti- + frustration + -ism, coined by German analytic philosopher Christoph Fehige inFrom anti- + frustration + -ism, coined by German analytic philosopher Christoph Fehige in 1998.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedantifrustrationist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable