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hedonism
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hedonism /he·do·nism/ (he´din-izm)
1. pleasure-seeking behavior.
2. the doctrine that regards pleasure and happiness as the highest good.
3. the theory that the attainment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain are the prime motivators of human behavior.hedon´ic

hedonism [he´don-izm]
1. pleasure-seeking behavior.
2. the ethical doctrine that regards pleasure and happiness as the highest good.
3. in psychology, the theory that the attainment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain are the prime motivators of human behavior. adj. adj hedon´ic.

hedonism
Pleasure-seeking behavior. Cf Anhedonia.


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Scruton uses the example of one particular ad campaign on a bus to paint us all as trivial hedonists who are uninterested in "man as an ideal," faith, hope, charity, belief, or how to improve the world.
We are rearing a generation of kids who are in danger of becoming emotionally stunted, inarticulate hedonists, with the attention span of a gnat" - Foremost female scientist Baroness Greenfield.
I would hope that all these hedonists would gather their families together to announce a present free Christmas, cheered by small donations to be sent to the Third World.
 
 
 
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