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A fundamental unit of hedonism.
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AnThe unit philosophers use to quantify pleasure. Hedons are abstract unit of pleasure, used by philosophers as a convenient means to "quantify" the pleasure which might result from an event or circumstance. As one might expect, there isunits with no standardized metric for the hedon:metric: the assignment of hedons to experiences is typically very broad, loose, subjective, and case dependent. Negative hedons can be used to indicate pain or that whichstand for whatever detracts from a pleasurable experience. (Alternatively,experience, or for pain -- though sometimes the term "dolor" is sometimesunit used for a corresponding unit of suffering)pain is the "dolor".
A fundamental unit of hedonism
aka Fuzzies
see See http://lesswrong.com/lw/6z/purchase_fuzzies_and_utilons_separately/
A fundamentalAn abstract unit of pleasure, used by philosophers as a convenient means to "quantify" the pleasure which might result from an event or circumstance. As one might expect, there is no standardized metric for the hedon: the assignment of hedons to experiences is typically very broad, loose, subjective, and case dependent. Negative hedons can be used to indicate pain or that which detracts from a pleasurable experience. (Alternatively, the term "dolor" is sometimes used for a corresponding unit of suffering).
For example, we might say that eating an ice cream cone yields 3 hedons to a normal individual, while solving an intensely difficult logic puzzle yields 15 hedons. The frustration undergone in the course of figuring out the puzzle might be judged as -20 hedons (or 20 dolors), depending on the puzzle's difficulty and the individual's temperament. The specific numbers chosen are generally not too important; the main point is to give a rough sketch of how the enjoyment of one experience relates to others.
Utilitarians often employ hedons to compare the expected net outcome of pleasure for a given scenario. hedonismHedonism. is an ethical theory which sees the maximization of hedons (and the minimization of dolors) as the most desirable good.
Utilitarians often employ hedons to compare the expected net outcome of pleasure for a given scenario. Hedonism is an ethical theory whichthat sees the maximization of hedons (and the minimization of dolors) as the most desirable good.