non-election related. Why no hedonist party? [View All]

[Skip Intro]

I love the idea of this:

The basic idea behind hedonistic thought is that all actions can be measured on the basis of how much pleasure and how little pain they produce. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize this 'ratio' (pleasure over pain). The nineteenth-century British philosophers John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham established the fundamental principles of hedonism through their ethical theory of Utilitarianism. Utilitarian value stands as a precursor to hedonistic values in that all action should be directed toward achieving the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism

the greatest pleasure for the greatest number of people (or non-human beings capable of experiencing pain).

could you imagine a world where happiness was the ultimate goal?



mods, if this belongs in another forum, please move accordingly.