Definition of hedonism, a term for the various theories of conduct in which pleasure is the primary criterion.
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(c) the alleged worthlessness of pleasure without knowledge; (d) difficulties in the measurement of pleasure and pain; (e) the idea that we can imagine a good life in which there is no pleasure; (f) the idea that the value of some worlds might be directly affected by such things as ...