Associations to the word «Hedonism»
Noun
- Materialism
- Pleasure
- Indulgence
- Benevolence
- Paradox
- Fallacy
- Romanticism
- Ethic
- Ethics
- Hussar
- Greed
- Kant
- Socrates
- Happiness
- Conformity
- Jeremy
- Stimulation
- Mysticism
- Aristotle
- Spirituality
- Resort
- Extreme
- Ism
- Utility
- Philosophy
- Plato
- Morality
- Piper
- Stuart
- Self
- Welfare
- Pursuit
- Motive
- Vacation
- Devotion
- Motivation
- Judaism
- Pm
- Critique
- Philosopher
- Mill
- Moral
- Doctrine
- Pain
- Objection
- Principle
- Denis
- Greatest
- Virtue
- Lyric
- Satisfaction
- Value
- Theory
- Genre
- Behavior
- Culture
- Christianity
- Desire
- Poetry
- View
- Dealing
- Drug
- Distinction
- Seek
- Good
- Achievement
- Poet
- Criticism
- Islam
- Consumer
- Theme
Adjective
Wiktionary
HEDONISM, noun. (ethics) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
HEDONISM, noun. A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
Dictionary definition
HEDONISM, noun. The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle.
HEDONISM, noun. An ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.