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Old 01-19-2007, 05:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Everyone is a Hedonist

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Hedonism 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."
Some people just have bizarre ideas of what is pleasurable. There seems to be a large mental component to human pleasure. 70 virgins for suicide anyone? People will choose the path that is most pleasurable to them based on how the thought makes them feel.

It is a constant. The only thing to figure out about individuals is "what is their idea of pleasure?"
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