Concept information
Preferred term
hedonism
Definition
- To put it at its simplest, hedonism—and thus, the related issues of hedonistic thought and hedonist behavior—concerns the constant pursuit of pleasure and happiness, which are taken to be the only worthwhile outcomes of any process of thinking or any bout of action. Hedonism is thus a philosophy and a way of being in the world that adheres firmly to the belief that pleasure and happiness are the ultimate and most important pursuits of any individual and indeed of humanity itself. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Hedonism]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/hedonism
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