hedonism
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- noun
- /ˈhɛdəˌnɪzəm/
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hedonismo
- The philosophy of hedonism suggests that seeking pleasure and avoiding pain is the ultimate goal of human existence.
- hedonism and materialism
- hedonism and utilitarianism
This is what hedonism looks like in practice.
- This is what hedonism looks like in practice.
- It's good because hedonism is the enemy of happiness.
- It gives you some of the basics of what Epicurean Hedonism was all about.
- So that's sexual desire is at the center of hedonism.
- And I think in this case, Einstein is using it as almost or the pursuit of happiness as a kind of synonym for hedonism.
- It's a absolute hedonism, however, is the enemy of happiness.
- You have women, gambling, drugs, degeneracy, hedonism.
- But that path of straight up masochism doesn't lead to a more enriched, fulfilling life the same way the hedonism doesn't, right?
- And so I think people have just swapped the word happy or hedonism for happiness and they think they wouldn't want to say that.
Examples
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I'll take the beaches of Australia, the sunshine of Southern California, the hedonism of Phuket any day.
Blog text (24) -
And indeed, we should have well-embedded mental constraints on our hedonism to avoid doing things that are actually harmful.
Blog text (2) -
This is what hedonism looks like in practice.
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So how do you put some present hedonism joy into your life?
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I think for everybody though, the simple pure hedonism plan is probably not a good idea even on its own terms.
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Soon many of the towns, especially the larger ones, acquired an image as havens of hedonism.
Academic text (1996) -
American culture continues its steep moral and cultural decline into hedonism and materialism.
Blog text (4) -
There is one name though that has long been associated with hedonism and that's Epicurus.
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Self-improvement is our preoccupation, hedonism our philosophy, looking out for No. 1.
Academic text (1993) -
I, Bridget Jones, am done with affairs of the heart and dedicating my autumn years to the pursuit of hedonism.
Synonyms
A way of thinking that values simple pleasures as the highest good and freedom from fear
A way of life that seeks pleasure and physical enjoyment
Antonyms
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Choosing not to have something you want for moral, religious, or unselfish reasons
- Formal
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A way of living with very strict self-control that avoids pleasure for religious or spiritual reasons
How Pleasure-Focused
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- Specialized
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hedonism = hedon (opaque) = hedon + ism
Although '-ism' marks a doctrine, the root 'hedon' is not a familiar standalone English word for most learners, so the meaning 'doctrine of pleasure' is not reliably derivable by average learners.
Etymology
Hedonism comes from the Greek word hedone, which means 'pleasure', and the ending -ism, which means 'a belief or system'. So hedonism is the belief that pleasure is the most important goal in life.