Hedonism

a thought experiment by the philosopher Robert Nozick in order to refute the philosophy of Ethical Hedonism. This theory says that only happiness is necessary for a good life, and it is also sufficient; we do not need anything else. For hedonists happiness is the only intrinsic value, which means that everything else improves our lives only to the extent that it makes us happy. The term of hedonism, comes from the Greek word “hédoné” which means pleasure. According to hedonists, a life is good…

Utilitarianism is an influential moral theory that whether the actions of a person or government are right or wrong will depend on the effect of the action for the results it produces. There are act utilitarians, which take the actions, laws or policies of individual actions into consideration whereas rule utilitarian concentrate on the outcome of types of actions, such as stealing or taking a life. Utilitarians are of the belief system that the purpose of ethics and morality is to increase…

Although, Epicurus did not believe in pleasure without reason. In other words, Epicurus’s utilized a form of sophisticated inquiry to discover things that will result in the highest pleasure, a sort of quality over quantity. Nevertheless, Epicurus’s hedonism differed in his view that pleasure was the absence of pain. Furthermore, we are provided explanations for his views, for example, pleasure is the result of the satisfaction of a desire and pain from its frustration. As a result, there’s…

The paradox of hedonism states that to maximize happiness, sometimes is seems that a hedonist, should not be a hedonist. This is because if someone’s ultimate goal is to maximize happiness, they may look around and notice that people who are not following a strictly consequentialist lifestyle are in fact, happier than they are. They notice that others are engaging in relationships and commitments that create happiness. Railton provides a solution to the paradox of hedonism by once again…

perspectives on human sexuality, there are very few views that are “middle of the road,” so to speak. Generally speaking, these perspectives are either sex positive or they are not. Philosophically, this difference can be noted with hedonism and asceticism. Hedonism embodies pleasure in all its forms, including sexual behavior. It is defined as the “pursuit of pleasure, the avoidance of pain, and the fulfillment of physical needs and desires” (Hyde and DeLamater 483). In the context of sexual…

Hedonism is an objective Value Theory which asserts that the only intrinsically valuable thing is pleasure. However, it does not mean pleasure in the sense it is typically thought of. Hedonists believe there are two types of pleasure: physical pleasure and attitudinal pleasure. Many people believe that physical pleasure is the important pleasure for modern Hedonists; however, this is not the case. Though physical pleasure may contribute to your attitudinal pleasure, they are not good in and of…

1996, the film criticises humanity’s natural inclination toward idealism and hedonism, exhorting viewers to forsake egocentrism and instead hold morality as precedence. Luhrmann marries concerns, both non-specific and specific to his context, through weighting the inseparability of fate and free will, whilst warning of the retributions subsequent to the denial of either…

In class we discussed whether or not it is a bad thing to die, if we are not immortal. This discussion was based on Lucretius’ On the Nature of Things, we Lucretius would debate that it is indeed not a bad thing to die. One half of the class argued that he is correct, and the other half argued that he was incorrect.In this discussion there were two rounds, the first one allowed both teams to state points for their argument, and then the second allowed each team to rebuttal against the opposing…

Voice 1: Hey, other disembodied voice within the void of physical non-existance? Voice 2: Yes, other voice with in the void? Voice 1: Lets have a chat. Voice 2: All right. But if we’re in a Buddhist state of non-existance how could we have this conversation in the first place? Voice 1: Ah, but that is a question for another time. I want to ask: do you think that a person must have good will in able to do the right thing? Voice 2: I see that you are still pondering about silly mortal questions.…

He first mentions a idea by Jean-Baptiste Dubos which is that any stimulation will be pleasurable compared with a complete absence of mental stimulation. Which in simple terms means anything feels better than nothing at all. Hume mentions that if the distressing stimulation were real life as opposed to fictional it would not be received as pleasure, so Dubos' solution to the paradox of tragedy fails. Hume then mentions another idea by French author Fontenelle. Fontenelle’s solutions consists of…