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hedonic tone

hedonic tone Hedonic tone is the pleasure-or-pain quality that colors any mental state.

Hedonic tone is the pleasure-or-pain quality that colors any mental state. In this historical usage, it names that pleasant or unpleasant aspect without equating it with the sensations of pleasure and pain themselves.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Hedonic Tone” (Hedonict).
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