Epicureanism regards ataraxia as a state of pleasure.Ītaraxia, is the result of absence of distress and suffering, as opposed to the actual experience of pleasure in and of itself. The distinction between the two, as Hedonism seeks to maximise the net pleasure experienced in life, as total pleasure offset by total pain. Epicureanism can be argued to be a form of Hedonism, holding the belief that pleasure is the only source of what is intrinsically good.
