| Hedonism: hedonism is interpreted in the tradition in two ways a) as the view that the only intrinsic good is the feeling of something pleasurable, or b) as the psychological thesis that pleasure is the only thing that individuals strive for. (J. Rawls, A Theory of Justice Original Edition Oxford 2005, p. 554)._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
