Activity #10 - Hedonism and the Experience Machine
Hi Everyone, This week'sonlineactivity will focus on the claim that we discussed yesterday - that pleasure or positive feeling is the only true good in the world. I called this the PPF (Pleasure andpositive feeling) theory. But a more common name for it ishedonism. As we discussed yesterday, what motivates or drives hedonism is the idea that - it seems - when we pursue various things in life (education, a job, a relationship, etc.) we pursue them because we think they will make us happy. But, as we also discussed, there is an important argument againsthedonism. That is, there is an important argumentagainstthe view that pleasure or happiness is the only true good. For this week's activity, I'd like you to watch the following video, which lays out the argument against hedonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIgQC0Gx4Y Once you've watched the video (andreviewed Handout #10), I'd like you to complete a 1/2 to 1 page write-up on the following question: Would you plug into the experience machine? Why or why not? activity-10-hedonism-and-the-experience-machine-jv1sjj51.docx
This week'sonlineactivity will focus on the claim that we discussed yesterday - that pleasure or positive feeling is the only true good in the world. I called this the PPF (Pleasure andpositive feeling) theory. But a more common name for it ishedonism. As we discussed yesterday, what motivates or drives hedonism is the idea that - it seems - when we pursue various things in life (education, a job, a relationship, etc.) we pursue them because we think they will make us happy. But, as we also discussed, there is an important argument againsthedonism. That is, there is an important argumentagainstthe view that pleasure or happiness is the only true good. For this week's activity, I'd like you to watch the following video, which lays out the argument against hedonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIgQC0Gx4Y Once you've watched the video (andreviewed Handout #10), I'd like you to complete a 1/2 to 1 page write-up on the following question: Would you plug into the experience machine? Why or why not? activity-10-hedonism-and-the-experience-machine-jv1sjj51.docx
As we discussed yesterday, what motivates or drives hedonism is the idea that - it seems - when we pursue various things in life (education, a job, a relationship, etc.) we pursue them because we think they will make us happy. But, as we also discussed, there is an important argument againsthedonism. That is, there is an important argumentagainstthe view that pleasure or happiness is the only true good. For this week's activity, I'd like you to watch the following video, which lays out the argument against hedonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIgQC0Gx4Y Once you've watched the video (andreviewed Handout #10), I'd like you to complete a 1/2 to 1 page write-up on the following question: Would you plug into the experience machine? Why or why not? activity-10-hedonism-and-the-experience-machine-jv1sjj51.docx
For this week's activity, I'd like you to watch the following video, which lays out the argument against hedonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIgQC0Gx4Y Once you've watched the video (andreviewed Handout #10), I'd like you to complete a 1/2 to 1 page write-up on the following question: Would you plug into the experience machine? Why or why not? activity-10-hedonism-and-the-experience-machine-jv1sjj51.docx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIgQC0Gx4Y Once you've watched the video (andreviewed Handout #10), I'd like you to complete a 1/2 to 1 page write-up on the following question: Would you plug into the experience machine? Why or why not? activity-10-hedonism-and-the-experience-machine-jv1sjj51.docx
Once you've watched the video (andreviewed Handout #10), I'd like you to complete a 1/2 to 1 page write-up on the following question: Would you plug into the experience machine? Why or why not? activity-10-hedonism-and-the-experience-machine-jv1sjj51.docx
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