Varieties of Hedonism in Feldman's Pleasure and the Good Life
Alastair Norcross
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Alastair Norcross
Abstract
In these comments on Fred Feldman's Pleasure and the Good Life, I first challenge the dichotomy between sensory and attitudinal hedonisms as perhaps presenting a false dilemma. I suggest that there may be a form of hedonism that employs the concept of a ‘feel’ that is not purely sensory. Next, I raise some problems for several of the versions of hedonism explored in the book.
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In these comments on Fred Feldman's Pleasure and the Good Life, I first challenge the dichotomy between sensory and attitudinal hedonisms as perhaps presenting a false dilemma. I suggest that there may be a form of hedonism that employs the concept of a ‘feel’ that is not purely sensory. Next, I raise some problems for several of the versions of hedonism explored in the book.
Key concepts: Hedonism, Pleasure, Dilemma, Pleasure principle, Psychology, Aesthetics, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy