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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. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While Vaughan was drying his eyes, Michael Gove, shadow secretary of state for children, was making a rather rangy speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research in which he blamed lads' mags for encouraging young men to have sex hedonistically - ergo failing to understand that women weren't a pleasure, they were a duty, ergo creating single- parent family units. Brouwer asserted that Jesus "did not invoke his Father's name to impose moral imperatives on the secular society around him--Greeks and Romans who lived far more hedonistically and with far less regard for human life than today's 'Hollywood. People are seriously led to believe there is no in between of being wholly religious or having a successful career or living more hedonistically. |
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