antifrustrationism

English

Alternative forms

• anti-frustrationism

Etymology

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

Noun

antifrustrationism (uncountable)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• antifrustrationist