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Hedonism

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the pursuit of pleasure and self-indulgence as life's primary goal
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Stage 1 of 2
hedone
Greek · ancient
"pleasure"
pleasure, delight
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Stage 2 of 2
hedonism
English · 1856
"the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good"
coined for the philosophical belief that pleasure is the highest good
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