Hedonism

Hedonism (Greek: hēdonē "pleasure" + –ism) describes any way of thinking that gives pleasure a central role. Hedonism can be generally summed up as "Pleasure is the highest good", or in an ethical formulation, "whatever causes pleasure is right."

External links

• The Hedonistic Imperative
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy on:
• Epicurus
• Mill
• Freud
• Christian Hedonism
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry