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==Origin==
[[Greek]] ''hēdonē'' [[pleasure]]; akin to [[Greek]] ''hēdys'' sweet
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1856]
==Definition==
*1: the [[doctrine]] that pleasure or [[happiness]] is the sole or chief [[good]] in life
==Description==
'''Hedonism''' is a [[school]] of [[thought]] that argues that [[pleasure]] is the only [[intrinsic]] [[good]]. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus [[pain]]).
Ethical hedonism is the [[idea]] that all people have the right to do [[everything]] in their [[power]] to achieve the greatest amount of [[pleasure]] possible to them. It is also the idea that every person's pleasure should far surpass their amount of [[pain]]. Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by a student of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates Socrates], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristippus_of_Cyrene Aristippus of Cyrene]. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest [[good]].
[[Category: Philosophy]]
==Origin==
[[Greek]] ''hēdonē'' [[pleasure]]; akin to [[Greek]] ''hēdys'' sweet
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1856]
==Definition==
*1: the [[doctrine]] that pleasure or [[happiness]] is the sole or chief [[good]] in life
==Description==
'''Hedonism''' is a [[school]] of [[thought]] that argues that [[pleasure]] is the only [[intrinsic]] [[good]]. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus [[pain]]).
Ethical hedonism is the [[idea]] that all people have the right to do [[everything]] in their [[power]] to achieve the greatest amount of [[pleasure]] possible to them. It is also the idea that every person's pleasure should far surpass their amount of [[pain]]. Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by a student of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates Socrates], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristippus_of_Cyrene Aristippus of Cyrene]. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest [[good]].
[[Category: Philosophy]]