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Post by joshmastajones on Dec 21, 2017 12:14:24 GMT
Thoughts on this subject? Seems like an oxymoron- but from some perspectives it is our duty and obligation to seek as much pleasure as we possibly can.
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Post by Elizabeth on Dec 21, 2017 12:19:53 GMT
To achieve the greatest possible pleasure...well, as long as it as not at someone else's expense then I guess it's fine. Otherwise I don't really think it is very ethical if pleasure is attained at someone else's suffering.
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Post by joshmastajones on Dec 21, 2017 12:21:24 GMT
To achieve the greatest possible pleasure...well, as long as it as not at someone else's expense then I guess it's fine. Otherwise I don't really think it is very ethical if pleasure is attained at someone else's suffering. I agree- i feel there is negative connotation connected to hedonism. But like you said- i imagine that is with the mindset of pleasure at anothers expense Sent from my SM-J327T1 using Tapatalk |
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Post by AmericanCharm on Dec 21, 2017 13:04:58 GMT
To achieve the greatest possible pleasure...well, as long as it as not at someone else's expense then I guess it's fine. Otherwise I don't really think it is very ethical if pleasure is attained at someone else's suffering. I agree with this. |
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Post by mitchell on Dec 22, 2017 12:25:10 GMT
Note that there are two forms of Ethical Hedonism: an Egoistic form and a Utilitarian form. Hedonistic Egoism maintains that the moral thing for me to do in any situation is that action that would produce the greatest amount of pleasure over pain FOR ME than any alternative. Hedonistic Utilitarianism maintains that the moral thing for anyone to do in any situation is that action that would produce the greatest amount of pleasure over pain FOR EVERYONE. Bentham, e.g., was a Hedonistic Utilitarian. His "disciple", J. S. Mill argued against this view by poining out that some pleasures are better than others, which could not be if pleasure itself was the sole criterion of value.
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