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Hedonism — is the philosophy that pleasure is of ultimate importance, the most important pursuit. The name derives from the Greek word for delight (polytonic|ἡδονισμός hēdonismos from polytonic|ἡδονή hēdonē pleasure , a cognate of English sweet + suffix… … Wikipedia
hedonism — Synonyms and related words: Christian ethics, Cyrenaic hedonism, Cyrenaicism, Stoicism, altruistic ethics, appetite, appetitiveness, aretaics, casuistry, categorical imperative, comparative ethics, deontology, egoistic ethics, empiricism,… … Moby Thesaurus
Hedonism — • The name given to the group of ethical systems that hold, with various modifications, that feelings of pleasure or happiness are the highest and final aim of conduct; that, consequently those actions which increase the sum of pleasure are… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ethical naturalism — (also called moral naturalism or naturalistic cognitivistic definism[1]) is the meta ethical view which claims that: Ethical sentences express propositions. Some such propositions are true. Those propositions are made true by objective features… … Wikipedia
Hedonism — Hed on*ism, n. 1. The doctrine of the Hedonic sect; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. The ethical theory which finds the explanation and authority of duty in its tendency… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hedonism — [hēd′ n iz΄əm] n. [< Gr hēdonē, pleasure (see HEDONIC) + ISM] 1. Philos. the ethical doctrine that pleasure, variously conceived of in terms of happiness of the individual or of society, is the principal good and the proper aim of action 2.… … English World dictionary
ethical motive — noun motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ethics, ↑morals, ↑morality • Derivationally related forms: ↑moralistic (for: ↑morality), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hedonism — he·do·nism hēd ən .iz əm n the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life he·do·nist ən əst n he·do·nis·tic .hēd ən is tik adj he·do·nis·ti·cal·ly ti k(ə )lē adv * * * he·do·nism (heґdon iz əm) [Gr.… … Medical dictionary
HEDONISM — a word derived from the Greek meaning pleasure or enjoyment. Ethically the term is used to refer to ETHICAL systems which understand pleasure to be the ultimate GOOD … Concise dictionary of Religion
Hedonism — the ethical view that pleasure is the greatest good, and that pleasure should be the standard in deciding which course of action to pursue. It is usually associated with a more physical, egoistic, or unrefined definition of pleasure than that… … Mini philosophy glossary
