So I was reading more
about Hedonism and I read about these two school of philosophy that taught
Hedonism.
Cārvāka
An Indian Hedonist school of philosophy.
The interesting thing about Cārvāka was that the school maintained that
the Hindu scriptures are false, and that the priests were lairs.
This was because they believed that there was no afterlife, and that pleasure should
be should be the aim of living.
The Cārvāka, unlike most Indian schools
philosophy, argued that there is nothing wrong with sensual indulgence; that is
activities such as eating, sex etc. that engage your senses in
a pleasurable way.
In this sense the Cārvāka held very nationalistic beliefs-
there is nothing but natural things, forces, and causes of the kind studied by
the natural sciences.(Wernicki, A; 7 June, 2010; Lokāyata/ Cārvāka- Indian Materialism)
Cyrenaic
A Greek school of Philosophy, and one of the
earliest Socratic schools. The school taught that only pleasure in itself is
good. Pleasure refers to positively enjoyable experiences or sensations, not
just the absence of pain. An example of this is: If you pull a splinter out of
someone, that act in itself isn't good, but if it leads to
your pleasurable sensation that comes from helping someone; then
that's good.
The school also taught
that of these pleasures, momentary, especially physical ones, are stronger
than those of anticipation or memory.
It is important to note
that they did recognize the importance and value of social obligation, and that
pleasure could be gained from the concern and welfare of other. ( O'Keefe, T; July 15 2005; Cyrenacis)
References
References
1. O'Keefe, T; July 15 2005; Cyrenacis; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy; 06/04/2012; http://www.iep.utm.edu/cyren/
2. Wernicki, A; 7 June, 2010; Lokāyata/ Cārvāka- Indian Materialism; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy; 06/04/2012; http://www.iep.utm.edu/indmat/
2. Wernicki, A; 7 June, 2010; Lokāyata/ Cārvāka- Indian Materialism; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy; 06/04/2012; http://www.iep.utm.edu/indmat/
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