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Hedonism — is the philosophy that pleasure is of ultimate importance, the most important pursuit. The name derives from the Greek word for delight (polytonic|ἡδονισμός hēdonismos from polytonic|ἡδονή hēdonē pleasure , a cognate of English sweet + suffix… … Wikipedia
Hedonism (disambiguation) — Hedonism is a term most often used to describe the philosophy that pleasure is the most important pursuit of mankind. Other uses include:*Christian hedonism, a controversial Christian doctrine *The paradox of hedonism, the idea that pleasure does … Wikipedia
Paradox of hedonism — The paradox of hedonism, also called the pleasure paradox, is the idea in the study of ethics which points out that pleasure and happiness are strange phenomena that do not obey normal principles. First explicitly noted by the philosopher Henry… … Wikipedia
Paradox of value — Water diamonds. The paradox of value (also known as the diamond–water paradox) is the apparent contradiction that, although water is on the whole more useful, in terms of survival, than diamonds, diamonds command a higher price in the market. The … Wikipedia
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egoism — is usually considered in two forms. Psychological egoism is the view that people are always motivated by self interest. Ethical egoism is the view that whether or not people are like this, they ought to be like this; usually this is advanced in… … Philosophy dictionary
self-defeating — In practical reasoning a strategy is self defeating when following it interferes with achieving the goals it sets out to further. Thus the strategy of maximizing personal pleasure may be self defeating if by following it one decreases one s… … Philosophy dictionary
Utilitarianism — This article discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill s book Utilitarianism, see Utilitarianism (book). For the architectural theory, see Utilitarianism (architecture) Part of a series on … Wikipedia
List of paradoxes — This is a list of paradoxes, grouped thematically. Note that many of the listed paradoxes have a clear resolution see Quine s Classification of Paradoxes.Logical, non mathematical* Paradox of entailment: Inconsistent premises always make an… … Wikipedia
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