Indoctrinated By Epicurus's Philosophy: What Is Hedonism?

Hedonism is the ethical and morality of the ancient philosophical belief that humans have two intrinsic motivations in life to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. There are countless variations on Hedonism. I am going to focus on motivational hedonism since that best explains the internal forces that have twisted these simple and basic values into postulating sex, drugs, and rock n roll as hedonism. Who indoctrinated fundamental beliefs that inspired the “father of hedonism.” How did overindulgence ruin hedonistic values? Hedonism teaches us that not all that seems bad is actually bad; while not everyone who is good is as good as they seem. This is the untold story of hedonism viewed through the lens of authentic human experiences.
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(Fox)” This is why I choose to use Epicurus over Aristippus. Although, his teachings were fundamentally flawed, and not realistic for everyone they don’t leave much in the way of misinterpretation towards overindulgence. Fast forward to modern society, ran and marketed by the top psychologists. They have marketed hedonism as a swingers resort in Jamaica, or commercializing self-expression celebrations such as the Burning Man Festival, which has led to attracting people who are seeking pseudo hedonism and overindulgence. Psychologists know that a majority publicity is profitable. At its core hedonism has fundamentally sound in its virtues. It’s fundamentally important for good natured humans to seek out pleasurable experiences through expression. Is a good person who engages in something that they find pleasurable, yet society as whole may finds it undesirable; does this make the person