Hedonism

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:centralClaim Pain is the greatest evil
Pleasure is the highest good
gptkbp:centralQuestion What is the good life?
gptkbp:contrastsWith asceticism
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:Stoicism
gptkbp:etymology Greek 'hēdonē' (pleasure)
gptkbp:focusesOn pleasure
pain avoidance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hedonism
gptkbp:influenced utilitarianism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Epicureanism
gptkb:Cyrenaic_school
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Epicurus
gptkb:Aristippus
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:relatedConcept eudaimonia
pleasure principle
gptkbp:subspecies aesthetic hedonism
ethical hedonism
motivational hedonism
psychological hedonism
gptkbp:type gptkb:Ethics
psychological theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charvaka_philosophy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5