Hedonism

believe that “happiness does consist in a favorable emotional state,” and if “what evokes it can vary from person to person, and – arguably – the person himself or herself is the final authority on its existence: if X feels happy, he is happy.”11 Hedonism>>>…

The first is referred to as the Swine objection. This objection claims that Mill basing all morality on pleasure demeans humans to nothing more than common swine, or pigs. It also states that the idea of hedonism is degrading in itself. If the only pursuit or guidance for humans lies within our own pleasure, than what separates our existence from animals? Mill replied claiming there are different qualities of pleasure. There are higher, intellectual, and…

The Freeman-Gravitas Prescriptive Executive Coaching Multi-Rater Assessment (FG-PEC; Gavita, et al., 2012). FG-PEC is a multi-rater measure (self-rating, subordinate, superior, colleague and client rating) of managerial skills relevant for the prescriptive executive coaching process, based on the cognitive behavioral approach to coaching. It has 50 items based on five domains relevant to managerial competencies: behavior, emotion, thoughts, situations, and socio-cultural context. The instrument…

My first post-secondary education experience was at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. As a residential student, I was placed in a dormitory with a peer who was an international student from South Korea. Initially the two of us acted pleasantly and courteously towards each other; however, as semester progressed, a few little minor problems escalated into major issues between the two of us roommates. While I initially attempted to resolve these issues with peaceful means including friendly…

A Critique of Epicurus’s Argument about Death Kejia Jiang Word count: 1419 As the founder of Epicureanism, Greek philosopher Epicurus presented the view that it is irrational to fear or hate death and death is not a misfortune for one who dies. The main idea he used to defend his argument was that no one will feel painful while dead, therefore death is not a bad thing for people and there is no need to fear it. At the first glance, the argument may seem to be plausible. However,…

The supposed hero’s actions seem a challenge to the Victorian society and its norms. The Picture tells the tale of the protagonist, Dorian, who ventures into moral decay and hedonism. The strict code of conduct and moral obligation is broken by Dorian’s egoistic pursuit of pleasures and new sensations. Once Dorian discovers he can practically get away with everything, he carries out various heinous acts, including murder. He thought that his respectable appearance protects him from being accused…

Dionysian/Apollonian: The Greek characters, Apollo and Dionysus represent the dichotomy of human nature and the unending debate of societal repression versus individual liberation. In the Greek tragedy, The Bacchae, Dionysus is the archetypal personification of hedonism, licentiousness, and chaos. He is the god of the vine, the ultimate party deity whose main goal was drunken revelry and personal freedom. The complete opposite of Dionysus is Apollo, the sun-god, the bringer of light, order and…

It is founded on two defining features. The first, Hedonism, which identifies any pleasure as ‘good,’ and any pain as ‘bad.’ The second, Consequentialism, concludes that the most important features of any moral dilemma are consequences. Therefore, pleasure combined with future consequences guides the decision-maker…

In this essay, I shall be discussing what constitutes the philosophical doctrine of utilitarianism while outlining the two key aspects central to it; the hedonistic principle, and the consequentialist principle. According to hedonism, pleasure or happiness is considered to be the only intrinsic ‘good’. On the other hand, consequentialism maintains that an action may be considered good or bad depending on its outcomes. We will see how these two principles work together in utilitarian thinking…

Hedonism, while normally seen as a bad thing, in this song is expressed as almost necessary, and I believe it’s the main idea. Sherry and Sonny are just figureheads, characters created for the purpose of expressing that idea rather than focusing entirely…