hedonistic

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Granting, for the moment, for the sake of argument, that in making these difficult choices we really do apply what you call the hedonistic calculus Which I, for my part, altogether deny!"

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  1. Pertaining to hedonists or the doctrine of hedonism; of the nature of hedonism. How vague and empty then the vague discussions concerning the hedonistic or altruistic primum mobile of individual conduct. Maudsley, Mind and Will, ii. 167. Any hedonistic theory might be met by the assertion that life is essentially a painful experience, and pleasure unattainable. W. R. Sorley, Ethics of Naturalism, p. 258.

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  • From holy to hedonistic, our next stop was the locally dubbed "crazy house", an architectural wonder which looks like the love child of Gaudi and Salvador Dali. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • It was hedonistic, and I was already stuffed, but .. but … like a pig at the trough I could not resist. —  Midtown Lunch
  • Granting, for the moment, for the sake of argument, that in making these difficult choices we really do apply what you call the hedonistic calculus Which I, for my part, altogether deny!" —  The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue
  • "hedonistic, abrasive but usually good-natured ..." —  British Blogs
  • "His is the voice of the new Israel - hedonistic, narcissistic, yet also more innovative and accepting than the generation of ideologues who founded the state." —  GreenCine Daily
 

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