hedonism
31hedonism — Гедонизм …
32hedonism — he•don•ism [[t]ˈhid nˌɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good 2) devotion to pleasure and self gratification as a way of life • Etymology: 1855–60; < Gk hēdon(ḗ) pleasure + ism he′don•ist, n. adj. he… …
33hedonism — /ˈhidənɪzəm/ (say heeduhnizuhm), /ˈhɛ / (say he ) noun 1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good. 2. devotion to pleasure. –hedonist, noun –hedonist, adjective –hedonistic /hidəˈnɪstɪk/ (say heeduh nistik), /hɛ / (say he ) …
34hedonism — s ( en) FIL åskådningen att lusten och njutningen är tillvarons värde och mål …
35hedonism — n. 1 belief in pleasure as the highest good and mankind s proper aim. 2 behaviour based on this. Derivatives: hedonist n. hedonistic adj. Etymology: Gk hedone pleasure …
36hedonism, paradox of — The paradox (Joseph Butler, Sermon xi, para. 1. 9; Sidgwick, The Methods of Ethics, 7th edn., pp. 136, 403) that agents who consciously attempt to maximize their own pleasures are more likely to fail than those who have concerns for other things… …
37Christian hedonism — is a Christian doctrine current in some evangelical circles, particularly those of the Reformed tradition. The term was coined by Reformed Baptist pastor John Piper in his 1986 book Desiring God. Piper summarizes this philosophy of the Christian… …
38Paradox of hedonism — The paradox of hedonism, also called the pleasure paradox, is the idea in the study of ethics which points out that pleasure and happiness are strange phenomena that do not obey normal principles. First explicitly noted by the philosopher Henry… …
39universalistic hedonism — noun : an ethical theory that the supreme good and the determining consideration of moral conduct is the greatest happiness of the greatest number : utilitarianism 1 contrasted with egoistic hedonism; compare psychological hedonism …
40psychological hedonism — See hedonism …
