Set of doctrines shared between philosophical psychology and ethics.
Ethical hedonism says either that pleasure alone (or ‘happiness’, which is usually not distinguished from pleasure by hedonists) is ultimately good, or that every action should aim to maximize pleasure; in neither case need the pleasure be the agent’s (a point that is often forgotten, as is the distinction between psychological and ethical hedonism).
Qualitative hedonism – associated especially with John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) in his Utilitarianism (1861) – says that pleasures differ in quality as well as quantity, and that ‘higher’ ones should be preferred. This doctrine thus gravely complicates the task of aiming to produce the ‘greatest’ pleasure.
Source:
J C B Gosling, Pleasure and Desire (1969);
J S Mill, Utilitarianism (1861), ch. 2 (reprinted in J Plamenatz, The English Utilitarians (1949), 137
Table of Contents
- 1 Videos
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- 2.1 The Naked Truth about Hedonism II: A Totally Unauthorized, Naughty but Nice Guide to Jamaica's Very Adult Resort
- 2.2 The Hedonism Handbook: Mastering The Lost Arts Of Leisure And Pleasure
- 2.3 The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More
- 2.4 Studio 54
- 2.5 Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) [Explicit]
- 2.6 Hedonism: Sensual Tales from a Twisted Mind
- 2.7 A Hedonist Manifesto: The Power to Exist (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)
- 2.8 The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure as a Way of Life
- 2.9 The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker's Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and Stress-Free Living
- 2.10 WWE: Divas in Hedonism
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The Hedonism Handbook: Mastering The Lost Arts Of Leisure And Pleasure
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- Flocker, Michael (Author)
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- 208 Pages - 04/29/2009 (Publication Date) - Da Capo Press (Publisher)
The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More
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- Raser-Rowland, Annie (Author)
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- 167 Pages - 11/28/2016 (Publication Date) - Melliodora Publishing (Publisher)
Studio 54
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Hedonism: Sensual Tales from a Twisted Mind
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- Lee, Zeven (Author)
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- 78 Pages - 05/05/2020 (Publication Date)
A Hedonist Manifesto: The Power to Exist (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)
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- Onfray, Michel (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 232 Pages - 11/10/2015 (Publication Date) - Columbia University Press (Publisher)
The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure as a Way of Life
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- Lampe, Kurt (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 289 Pages - 10/26/2014 (Publication Date) - Princeton University Press (Publisher)
The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker's Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and Stress-Free Living
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- Pradas, Jevan (Author)
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- 291 Pages - 01/11/2017 (Publication Date)
WWE: Divas in Hedonism
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