Is there a reason you think that maximizing our own pleasure is our highest order goal? Do you have an explanation for the fact that if you ask a hedonist to name their heroes, those heroes’ accomplishments are often not of the form “man, that guy could party,” but instead lie elsewhere?
Is there a reason you think that maximizing our own pleasure is our highest order goal? Do you have an explanation for the fact that if you ask a hedonist to name their heroes, those heroes’ accomplishments are often not of the form “man, that guy could party,” but instead lie elsewhere?