As such, it is necessary to at least temporarily remove this connotation of folk Hedonism from one’s mind before one can begin anew for a fresh rediscovery of a different kind of hedonism we will be addressing in this essay. But this most infamous aspect of Hedonism comes generally from a specific branch of philosophy called Folk Hedonism, which the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy describes as an amalgamation of “Motivational Hedonism (2), Hedonistic Egoism (3), and a reckless lack of foresight” (4). Such is the image that Hedonism often brings to mind, and it is that sort of depravity and extreme Hedonistic egoism that tends to be morally juxtaposed with Asceticism, since Asceticism is the practice of abstinence from sensual pleasures and general indulgence. ![]() Hedonism bears a unjustly negative reputation in modern society, and many dismiss it as the philosophy of debauchery, thanks to infamous portrayals by Lord Henry and Dorian in Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as plenty of late 20th century rock and roll legends, all of whom pursued sex, drugs, and alcohol as forms of immediate pleasure and gratification (1).
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