Two questions about hedonism
in Philosophy ·
ruggedbadger2 said:Sure, there’s always that risk of someone showing up obsessed with protecting "precious bodily fluids." 😁
For what it's worth, I don't agree with Jeffrey Ramos4 either. Back in high school, I remember hearing about this study where they put a male butterfly in front of one real female and one paper cutout of a female that was twice the size. Naturally, the butterfly went straight for the fake one. I guess it's a similar deal with people. I think the boost you get from pleasure and positive emotions actually improves survival chances, so those things are just universally desirable to humans. I don't buy the idea that hedonism isn't part of our nature or that people aren't fundamentally driven to seek out satisfaction...
That's generally how it works,
but how do you account for the people who choose to retreat to a monastery for life, or spend their entire existence standing with their hands in the air just to reach enlightenment?