Definition of hedonism in English English dictionary
The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good
the belief that pleasure is the greatest good and highest aspiration of mankind In early utilitarian thinking, this belief provided the interpretation of 'utility' or 'good'
The ethical theory which finds the explanation and authority of duty in its tendency to give pleasure
The idea held by the classical school, that people only act according to what they find pleasurable and in their self-interest See also Free Will/Reason
That pleasure is the principle good and proper goal of all action Self indulgence
The teaching that pleasure is the principle good and proper goal of all action Self indulgence
A hedonist is someone who believes that having pleasure is the most important thing in life. someone who believes that pleasure is the most important thing in life (hedone )