Hedonism vs Theism - What's the difference?
hedonism | theism |
(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.
(belief system) Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
(belief system) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.
* 1999 , Jeaneane D. Fowler, Humanism: Beliefs & Practices,
As nouns the difference between hedonism and theism
is that hedonism is 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 theism is belief in the existence of at least one deity.hedonism
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(hedonism)Noun
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- The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.