2007-05-02 19:17:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
1 : the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life
2 : a way of life based on or suggesting the principles of hedonism
2007-05-02 19:19:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kalikina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first basic idea behind hedonistic thought is that all actions can be measured on the basis of how much pleasure and how little pain they produce.
Someone who is hedonistic is someone who is searching for only pleasure in life.
2007-05-03 02:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by pentacleric 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hedonism refers to pleasures of the flesh. It is used in literary term to refer to someone who constantly seeks self pleasure and fun such as drinking, sex and drugs, etc.
2007-05-03 02:19:54 · answer #3 · answered by kevano51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pleasure seeking.
2007-05-03 04:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by Lightbringer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means totally devoted to sensory pleasures, above and instead of all else.
2007-05-03 02:19:34 · answer #5 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋