One causal argument for hedonism is thatautonomy, achievement, friendship, honesty, and so on, generally produce pleasure, and this makes us tend to think they have value of their own; in this way the valuable pleasure produced by these non-pleasures tends to confound our thinking about what ...
This study addresses the effect of personal values on consumers' food choice motives and on the liking of bread. A total of 224 consumers participated in the study in three groups: traditional and hedonistic consumers, who presented opposite value types according to the Schwartz value theory, and...
This would restore more equable and subdued states of mind." Any attempt to hardwire into the cerebral cortex a functional understanding of the Theory of General Relativity, say, or perhaps to set "by hand" the neural connections and activation weights mediating an appreciation of Shakespearean ...
but nonetheless, Pearce asserts that though “wire-heading” is a technological possibility; it would be severely and obviously limiting to human potential, and would hold value only in research. It follows that the ends of the Hedonistic Imperative would be approached...
Since having this conversation, I've realized that the Golden Rule argument for preference utilitarianism is slightly circular, because the Golden Rule itself presupposes that preferences are the currency of value: "do unto others as you would have them [i.e., as you prefer them to] do unto...
The effects on condom-use intentions of an acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention intervention based on social cognitive theory were investigated among 19 sexually active black adolescent women recruited from an inner-city family planning clinic. The women received the social cognitive inte...
Hotter weathercan inspiremoreaggression(thus making the phrase “it got heated” a bit more real). So cooler temperatures might occasion cooler heads, amplifying the appeal of benevolence and concern for the welfare of others. But consider alsoSocial Thermoregulation Theory, which forecasts ...
The Theory of the Leisure Communication: From Veblen to Luxury Advertising of luxury goods: uniqueness and rarity, as higher-prices supports; brand heritage and tradition; exclusivity; the hedonistic connotation of consumption ... B Dematteis 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 The Italian neo-avant-garde :...
Hedonism calls for the pursuit of pleasure. As the theory goes, pleasure is the highest good and proper aim of human life. In seeking self and one’s standing within society, is sex not a component in that journey? There’s the choice of interpretation and value we individually put upon ...
Although consumer and marketing research has focused on identifying various precursors of compulsive buying behavior, little attention has been paid to more complex relationships examined from the perspective of hedonism as a personal value, hedonic shopping experiences, and consumer demographics. Thus, ...