
Thomas Hurka on Pleasure
Philosophy Bites
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Hedonism, Utilitarianism, Morally Violent Pleasures
You reject the idea that the only good thing possible for a human being is pleasure. There are two main objections to hedonism, traditionally. Our first about mindless pleasures and second about morally vicious pleasures. If all that's valuable is pleasure, then pushpin is as good as poetry,. The deltas and epsilons who say we're all happy here actually have the best lives. We also go on Robert Nozick's Experience Machine. Most of us don't think that - we think that a life that is less pleasant but involves real activity and real accomplishment rather than delusion is better.
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