Selfish hedonism is not a pejorative. It is a description--an exactly accurate description of what is involved in homosexual relations.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The term selfish hedonism accurately describes homosexual relations, not just as an insult.
- In plain terms
- The author claims homosexual relations are selfish hedonism.
- What can you take from it?
- Some view certain relationships as self-centered.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How are relations defined?
- What makes a relationship selfish?
Another view
This view is contested and not universally accepted.
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