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> So let the body decide what is best for itself. And what if the body decides that the best thing for itself is crack cocaine? You don't want happiness per se
by tiberius1900 8y ago
> So let the body decide what is best for itself.
And what if the body decides that the best thing for itself is crack cocaine? You don't want happiness per se, but a fulfilling and satisfying life.
Think about it, if you could wire yourself to a machine that injected all the happiness chemicals into your brain for the rest of your life would you do it?
"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."
- Koshkin 8y ago> what if the body decides that the best thing for itself is crack cocaine? Only in the sense that the brain is part of the body. > You don't want happiness per se, but a fulfilling and satisfying life. Also see https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2012/06/the-meaning-of-the-pursuit-of-happiness https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2012/06/the-meani....
- nyc111 8y agoI’m not arguing about happiness. Or about how to be happy. My point is that Aristotle and others did not know about the role of some chemicals in the body that produce a feeling of happiness.