The paradox of hedonism: If one intrinsically desires nothing other than one’s own pleasure, then one will be prevented from obtaining pleasure. As a first pass, we can understand this idea as follows: In this paper, I am interested in another traditional issue for hedonism, the so-called paradox of hedonism. According to the experience machine objection, hedonism has the implausible implication that a life spent in a machine creating the experience of a rich and fulfilling life might be just as good for one as the real thing. According to the philosophy of swine objection, hedonism has the implausible implication that taking pleasure in “base” pursuits, such as bestiality or in the mindless game of pushpin, may be just as good for us as more cultivated pursuits. Hedonism has been subject to a number of objections. Similarly, I will be using the term intrinsic desire to refer to the idea that one desires the object for its own sake, rather than because it will lead to something else which one desires. Hedonism: What is intrinsically good for someone is (just) the pleasure they experience what is intrinsically bad for someone is (just) the displeasure they experience.įor present purposes, I will be using the language of intrinsic value to refer to the idea of what is valuable for its own sake, rather than because it will lead to other valuable things. 1 As a first pass, we can understand this view as follows: One of the most prominent theories of well-being is hedonism.
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