Associations to the word «Felicific»

FELICIFIC, adjective. (rare) (chiefly philosophy) Of, pertaining to, or producing pleasure or happiness.

FELICIFIC CALCULUS, noun. (historical) (philosophy) (economics) A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a precursor of cost-benefit analysis.