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==Origin==

==Origin==

[[Greek]] ''hēdonē'' [[pleasure]]; akin to [[Greek]] ''hēdys'' sweet  

[[Greek]] ''hēdonē'' [[pleasure]]; akin to [[Greek]] ''hēdys'' sweet  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1856]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1856]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1: the [[doctrine]] that pleasure or [[happiness]] is the sole or chief [[good]] in life  

*1: the [[doctrine]] that pleasure or [[happiness]] is the sole or chief [[good]] in life  

'''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]]).

'''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]].

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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates Socrates], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristippus_of_Cyrene Aristippus of Cyrene]. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest [[good]].

[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Philosophy]]