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Hedonism vs Individuation - What's the difference?

hedonism | individuation |

As nouns the difference between hedonism and individuation

is that hedonism is (ethics) the belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life some hedonists, such as the epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good while individuation is the process of individuating or individualizing.

hedonism

English

(hedonism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (ethics) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
  • A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

    • Antonyms

    * asceticism

    Related terms

    * hedonic * hedonics * hedonist * hedonistic * hedonistically

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ism

    individuation

    English

    (wikipedia individuation)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The process of individuating or individualizing.
  • (philosophy) The distinction of the individual from the general or universal.
  • (biology) The differentiation of tissues.