Look up: hedonism

1. hedonism
   [n] - the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle 2. [n] - an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
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2. hedonism
   Ethical theory that pleasure or happiness is, or should be, the main goal in life. Hedonist sects in ancient Greece were the Cyrenaics, who held that the pleasure of the moment is the only human...
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3. Hedonism
   Hed'on·ism noun 1. The doctrine of the Hedonic sect. 2. The ethical theory which finds the explanation and authority of duty in its tendency to give pleasure.
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4. hedonism
   noun an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
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5. hedonism
   (he´don-iz-әm) pleasure-seeking behavior. the ethical doctrine that regards pleasure and happiness as the highest good. in psychology, the theory that the attainment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain are the prime motivators of human behavior. adj., hedon´ic., adj.
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6. hedonism
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7. hedonism
   hedonism 1. The doctrine or theory of ethics in which pleasure is regarded as the chief good, or the proper end of action. 2. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses. 3. In philosophy, the ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant con...
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8. hedonism
   hedonism (hē'duniz"um) [Gr.,=pleasure], the doctrine that holds that pleasure is the highest good. Ancient hedonism expressed itself in two ways: the cruder form was that proposed by Aristippus and the early Cyrenaics, who believed that pleasure was achieved by the complete gratificati...
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9. Hedonism
   Hedonism is the ethical theory according to which pleasure is held to be the chief good.
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10. hedonism
    Ethical theory that pleasure or happiness is, or should be, the main goal in life. Hedonist sects in ancient Greece were the Cyrenaics, who held that the pleasure of the moment is the only human good, and the Epicureans, who advocated the pursuit of pleasure under the direction of reason. Modern hed...
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11. Hedonism
    `Hedonism` is a school of thought which argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good.<ref name="stanford">http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hedonism/ Hedonism, 2004-04-20 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy--> In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasur...
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