Ethics 10 - Consequentialism

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Hedonism says that only pleasure is intrinsically good and only pain is intrinsically bad. Here "pleasure" is intended to cover

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Hedonism says that only pleasure is intrinsically good and only pain is intrinsically bad. Here "pleasure" is intended to cover

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We get pleasure from various sources. Higher pleasures (from friendship, knowledge, achievements, virtue, and so forth) are more satisfying and enduring than physical pleasures (like eating and drinking).

Hedonists tend to think that pleasure and happiness are the same thing.

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Hedonism says that only pleasure is intrinsically good and only pain is intrinsically bad. Here "pleasure" is intended to cover

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Hedonists use "pleasure" more broadly than this.

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Hedonism says that only pleasure is intrinsically good and only pain is intrinsically bad. Here "pleasure" is intended to cover

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Physical pleasures are included too.

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