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pleasure seeking collapse

epicureanism collapse: a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers

hedonism collapse: an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

unchastity collapse

pleasure principle collapse: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality

atomism collapse: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"; (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association

appetite collapse: a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

luxury collapse: something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity; wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

philosophy collapse: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"; the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

hedonist collapse: someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

sybarite collapse

sensualist collapse: a person who enjoys sensuality

pleasure seeker collapse

existential collapse: relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence); of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment of choice"

instrumentalist collapse

transcendentalist collapse: advocate of transcendentalism

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

mechanistic collapse: explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe"; of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism

Stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

empirical collapse: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

hedonistic collapse

rationalistic collapse: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

theistic collapse

metaphysical collapse: highly abstract and overly theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"; without material form or substance; "metaphysical forces"; pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics; "metaphysical philosophy"

utilitarian collapse: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility; having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"; having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"

swine collapse: stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

epicurean collapse: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"; of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy"

gourmet collapse

epicure collapse: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

realist collapse: a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them; a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style; a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

pantheistic collapse

sensual collapse: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"

positivistic collapse

unchaste collapse: not chaste; "unchaste conduct"

voluptuous collapse

materialistic collapse: marked by materialism

pragmatical collapse

idealistic collapse

pragmatic collapse: of or concerning the theory of pragmatism

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