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Originally Posted by Helm

As if there's some other sort ?... I do not see how you were confused.

There are three main forms of hedonism: egoism, utilitarianism, and altruism.

Egoism is a doctrine that says it is moral to try to maximize your pleasure.

Utilitarianism is a doctrine that says it is moral to try to maximize the pleasure of everyone.

Altruism is a doctrine that says it is moral to try to maximize the pleasure of others.

The distinction between utilitarians and altruists is major, because utilitarians always count themselves as one.

Plato, while having a large impact on idealism, was not an idealist at all. Idealism's true progenator was Berkley. Idealism is necessarily a monistic view which claims that all reality is mental. Definition of idealism.