Taking its name from the Greek word for 'delight', which school of philosophy believes that pleasure is the only intrinsic good?
Hedone of Philosophy, Epicurus uses hēdonē in reference to only physical pleasures Hedone Hedone was the personification and goddess of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight. Hedone, also known as Voluptas in Roman mythology, is the daughter of the Greek gods Eros (Cupid) and Psyche. She was associated more specifically with sensual pleasure. Her opposites were the Algos, personifications of pain. "Hēdonē" () is a Greek word meaning pleasure, and is the root of the English word "hedonism". In the philosophy of Epicurus, hēdonē is described as a pleasure that may or may not derive from actions that are virtuous, whereas another form
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