Editing Charvaka (section)

=== Ethics ===
The Charvaka school is commonly associated with egoism, emphasizing the individual's ends over others. It rejects ethical systems based on supernatural beliefs, advocating pleasure as the only intrinsic good, and promoting hedonism. It also opposes utilitarianism, which seeks collective pleasure, maintaining that individuals should prioritize their own interests and only benefit society if it serves them. Some scholars argue that the Charvaka school is nihilistic, focusing solely on rejecting concepts like "The Good" and divinity, rather than actively promoting hedonism.<ref>{{Cite book |last=King |first=Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XUBRAAAAYAAJ |title=Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought |date=1999 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=978-0-7486-0954-3 |pages=16–22 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lokayata/Carvaka – Indian Materialism {{!}} Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy |url=https://iep.utm.edu/indmat/#H4 |access-date=2024-09-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>