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More to Explore --
Worldview Theme #28A: Hedonistic Orientation |
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Paradox of Hedonism
(from online encyclopedia of philosophy) |
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Global Advanced
Trait Description: Hedonism |
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A
New Hedonism: A Post-Consumerism Vision By Kate Soper (paper from UK
academic) |
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How
Pleasure Works, by Paul Bloom (book review by Robin Henig of this 2010
book in NY Times) |
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The How of Happiness:
A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky (more
on this 2008 book from Amazon.com) |
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The
Science of Pleasure, by Harvie Ferguson (read excerpts from this 1990
book at Google Books) |
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Hedonist
International (website of group based in Europe) click
here to read their manifesto |
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The Hedonism Handbook:
Mastering the Lost Arts of Leisure and Pleasure, by M. Flocker (book
review) |
| Philosophical
Dictionary: Hedonism |
| Ethical
Hedonism and its Role in Personal Development |
| Wirehead
Hedonism (website devoted to the future possibilities of abolishing
suffering, creating blissful existence via tinkering with the brain,
including intra cranial self stimulation) |
| Hedonism
II Resort (website of resort promising "unadulterated
self-indulgence that tantalizes all your senses...clothing optional
")
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| The
Naked Truth About Hedonism II -- book review of a humorous travel
guide to Jamaica's very adult resort |
| Pleasure
Deficit and the Brain's Reward Pathways |
| The
Pleasure Principle: Connections Between Reward and Learning |
| "So
What is the Secret to a Happy Life?" (from Happy Life Mentoring
website) |
| The
Scientific Pursuit of Happiness (inspired by the Dalai
Lama, Buddhism) |
| A
Brief History of Nakedness by Philip Carr-Gomm (review of this 2010
book) |
| Sex,
Hormones and Moods: Finding Pleasure at Any Age (2004 UCTV program) |
| The
Pursuit of Happiness, by Michael Bond (article from New Scientist
website) |
| How
to Spend It ("a website of worldly pleasures from Financial
Times") |
| How
to Close the 'Orgasm Gap' for Heterosexual Couples by Meghan McDonough
(from Scientific American online Feb 21 2024) |
| Polyamory,
the Ruling Class’s Latest Fad
by Tyler Austin Harper (from The Atlantic Feb 1 2024) |
| Intimacy:
What's
your masculine style: Neo-traditional, egalitarian or progressive? (from
University of British Columbia August 14 2023) |
| Sex
Toys in the Middle East (lifting
past restrictions on their use by women, report from The Economist
Jan 7 2023) |
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Adventurer:
The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova by Leo Damrosch (Review by
Kathryn Hughes in The
Guardian May 20 2022) |
| “In
a meth underground on Facebook and Zoom, users find drugs and endless
parties” (from
NBC News March 14 2022) |
| The
Pleasure Gap: American Women and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution
by Katherine Rowland (Feb 2020 book reviews, more from Amazon) |
| "Dimming
the Lights --Amsterdam's Red Light District " by Ciara Nugent
(article in Time Nov 18 2019)
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| Aphrodite:
A Memoir of the Senses by Isabel Allende (about the joys of lovemaking
and the joys of eating, book review posted on food in books Aug 28 2017) |
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Sex-Ed
for Grown-Ups: A Roundup of Relationship Self-Help by Judith Newman (book review from The New York Times April
2017)
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| Gastrophysics--The
New Science of Eating by Charles Spence (book
review about the multisensory experience of food by Bee Wilson in The
Guardian March 23 2017) |
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"Is
Porn Culture to be Feared?" by Conor Friedersdorf (April 7 2016
article from The Atlantic) |
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"The
Sex Robot Of The Future Is Here And We're A Little Scared"
by Catarina Cowden (Feb 2016
article) |
| "How
Sugar and Fat Trick the Brain into Wanting More Food" by
Ferris Jabr
(article from Scientific American Jan 2016) |
| "Happiness
and Income" (report on global poll on how happy people are, from The
Economist Nov 1 2014) |
| "Felix
Dennis--An Obituary of a Hedonist and Media Magnate" (from The
Economist July 5, 2014) |
| Movie
Review of The Wolf of Wall Street by A.O. Scott (Dec 2013 NY York Times review
, a "bacchanal of sex, drugs
and conspicuous consumption") |
| Movie
Review of Laurel Canyon by Stephen Holden (film re:
professional couple tempted by hedonism, Mar 2003 NY York Times review) |
| "Human
Body Distinguishes Between 'Hedonic' and 'Eudaimonic' Happiness on
Molecular Level" by Tamara Kemsley (July 30 2013 report) |
| Tiny Times
--a film about hedonism in urban China (article from The Economist July
20 2013) |
| "Can
We Make Ourselves Happier?" by
Pascale Harter (June 29 2013 article on BBC
News) |
| "Gut
Instincts: The Secrets of Your Second Brain" by Emma
Young (article from Dec 2012, originally in New Scientist) |
| Amortality:
Why It's No longer Necessary to Act Your Age by Catherine Mayer (Apr
25 2011 Time story) |
| Drink,
by Wayne Curtis ("when good cocktails lead to grand
adventures" article from The Atlantic, Nov 2009) |
| "Overview
of Time Perspective Types" by Phillip Zimbardo (2008
article by Stanford University prof includes summary of present hedonistic
time type) |
| "Gourmet
Groceries--for More!" by Joel Stein (article in Time April
14, 2008) |
| Food
and Wine (website of magazine providing "inspiration served
daily") |
| Cannabis
News (providing news about marijuana from around the world) |
| "What
if Cannabis Cured Cancer?" (watch excerpt of film re:
pain-reducing, health benefits of marijuana, on You Tube) |
| The
Good Drugs Guide (website providing a "guide to drugs, addiction,
and treatment") |
| Hedonism
in Religious Conceptions of Heaven (notes and links to articles) |
| Pleasure
(Biblical perspective) |
| What
Are We Seeking? (spiritual path perspective) |
| Social
Hedonism / Utilitarianism |
| Varieties
of Egoism and Hedonism (philosophy course handout) |
| quotes
related to pleasure |