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I disagree, I think every decision we make is ultimately pleasure seeking (or equivalently, suffering-minimizing). That doesn’t mean we are right about what act
by sinsterizme 6y ago
I disagree, I think every decision we make is ultimately pleasure seeking (or equivalently, suffering-minimizing). That doesn’t mean we are right about what actions we should perform to optimize our wellbeing, just that how we act necessarily reflects our beliefs in what will make us happy.
Buying a house for example:
We think it will provide us safety and comfort, a place to raise children, etc.
Creating children is desired in itself through evolutionary impulses, and we see that manifested by desire, seeking purpose, leaving a legacy, etc.
- jameslk 6y agoHappiness, in its usage in the article and by me, is not pleasure. Your disagreement is not with my point
- sinsterizme 6y agoI am suggesting that happiness indeed boils down to pleasure