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psychological hedonism

psychological hedonism noun: the view that the ultimate motive for all voluntary human action is the desire to experience pleasure or to avoid pain.

Noun

psychological hedonism (uncountable)

  1. The view that the ultimate motive for all voluntary human action is the desire to experience pleasure or to avoid pain.

Questions about psychological hedonism

What does psychological hedonism mean?
Psychological hedonism means the view that the ultimate motive for all voluntary human action is the desire to experience pleasure or to avoid pain.
What part of speech is psychological hedonism?
Psychological hedonism is a noun.

Words near psychological hedonism in the dictionary

  1. psychological
  2. psychological autopsies
  3. psychological autopsy
  4. psychological crises
  5. psychological crisis
  6. psychological hedonism
  7. psychological injuries
  8. psychological injury
  9. psychological moment
  10. psychological moments
  11. psychological pricing

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