The point is, I believe, that we value things in ways not reducible to “maximising our happiness”. Here Love is the great example, often we value it more than our own happiness, and also the happiness of the beloved. We are not constituted to maximise our own happiness, natural selection tells you that.
The point is, I believe, that we value things in ways not reducible to “maximising our happiness”. Here Love is the great example, often we value it more than our own happiness, and also the happiness of the beloved. We are not constituted to maximise our own happiness, natural selection tells you that.