Ha-Joon Chang

Gone are the days when the upper classes were terrified of the angry mob wanting to smash their skulls and confiscate their properties. Now their biggest enemy is the army of lazy bums, whose lifestyle of indolence and hedonism, financed by crippling taxes on the rich, is sucking the lifeblood out of the economy.

South Korean Economist

Beth Moore

The history of New Orleans was always a fascination to me - such a blend of light and darkness and plague and pleasure and hedonism and fear and death. It's just a very, very intriguing city. I have this strange love relationship with it.

American Author

Orlando Bloom

I think it's important if you are an actor, if you are portraying human life, you have to connect with what is human. It's not easy if you spend a lot of time in L.A. and get sucked into the hedonism of the industry.

English Actor

Steve Coogan

When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth.

British Comedian

Danny Meyer

I'm a big believer that you can try to change the world based on philosophy, doctrine, and belief. But I think the thing that really drives the world is hedonism, the pleasure factor.

American Businessman

Joan Didion

It kills me when people talk about California hedonism. Anybody who talks about California hedonism has never spent a Christmas in Sacramento.

Jon Hopkins

A night out isn't just chaos and hedonism. It can be beautiful as well and there's a sadness to the end of it.

English Musician

Italo Calvino

I do not understand how you can associate abortion with an idea of hedonism or the good life.

Italian Journalist

Simon Le Bon

Highlights the action of seeking pleasure actively, rather than passively experiencing it.

Pursuit Emphasis

Can imply a selfish or shallow lifestyle lacking depth or long-term fulfillment.

Often Negative

Carries emotional weight, often comes with a sense of judgment or disapproval.

Emotional Connotation

Used in academic discussions about ethics and values, not just personal lifestyle.

Philosophical Term

Associated with ancient philosophies, used to reference historical discussions on pleasure.

Historical Philosophers

Indicates an intentional choice to prioritize pleasure in one's daily living.

Lifestyle Choice

Often linked to exotic vacations, luxury experiences, and satisfying immediate desires.

Leisure and Luxury

Can be joined with verbs like 'pursue', 'embrace', and phrases like 'life of hedonism'.

Collocations

 is when it comes to digital natives, people who have grown up online. We often hear about cyber activism, how people are getting more active because of the Internet. Rarely hear about cyber hedonism, for example, how people are becoming passive. Why? Because they somehow assume that the Internet is going to be the catalyst of change

Evgeny Morozov: How the...

 Limitless pleasure minus zero pain equals maximum net pleasure, or in other words, the exact scenario the Experience Machine offers. Therefore, if hedonism is your philosophy of choice, plugging in would be a no-brainer. But what if there's more to life than just pleasure?

Hedonism