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VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Hedonism v- vcorrect vanswers v-The videa vthat vpleasure/happiness vis vthe vonly
vthing vthat vmakes vlife vgo vbetter vor vis vintrinsically vvaluable
Instrumental vgoods v- vcorrect vanswers v-things vwhose vvalue vconsist vin vthe vfact
vthat vthey vhelp vbring vabout vother vgood vthings v(vaccinations, vmoney) vbrings
vout vsomething vgood
Intrinsic vValue v- vcorrect vanswers v-good vthings vby vthemselves-controversial,
v"happiness"
Physical vpleasures v- vcorrect vanswers v-sensations vof vpleasure
laying vout vin vthe vsun, vmassage
Attitudinal vpleasures v- vcorrect vanswers v-what vyou venjoy v
more vcommon v
(they vdon't vneed vto v"feel" vanything vin vparticular) v
, ex-hanging vout vwith vson, vbeing va vphilosophy vprofessor
Reasons vto vbelieve vin vHedonism v- vcorrect vanswers v-1. vHedonism vseems
vintuitively vplausible v(explains vour vlist)
2. vallows vfor vmany vways vto vlive vwell v
3. vit vallows vthat vwe vcould vbe vwrong vabout vwhat vis vgood vin vlife v
4. vexplains vcommon vsense vrules vfor vliving va vgood vlife
Higher vPleasures v(Mill) v- vcorrect vanswers v-higher vpleasures vmake vfor va
vgreater vcontribution vto vwell vbeing v
education? vhealth?
lower vpleasures v- vcorrect vanswers v-Pleasures vof vthe vbody v- vaccording vto vMill
vthese vare vshallower v& vultimately vless vfulfilling
Experience vMachine v- vcorrect vanswers v-Robert vNozick
machine vcapable vto vsimulating vexperiences vthat vwe vfeel vare vmost vvaluable v
mentally vchecked vout
How vdoes vexperience vmachine vobject vHedonism? v- vcorrect vanswers v-according
vto vhedonism, vlives vwould vbe vgoing vequally vmachine vin vthe vmachine vand
voutside vbecause vboth vhaving vpleasure vbut vmany vdo vnot vwant vto vplug vin,
veffectively vobjecting vhedonism v
Autonomy vis vimportant!
Life's vtrajectory v- vcorrect vanswers v-1) vIf vhedonism vis vtrue, vthen vthe voverall
vquality vof va vlife vdepends ventirely von vthe vamount vof vhappiness vand
vunhappiness vit vcontains.
2) vThe voverall vquality vof vlife vdepends von vat vleast vone vother vfactor: vwhether
vone's vlife vreflects van v"upward" vor v"downward" vtrajectory.
3) vTherefore, vhedonism vis vfalse.
• vHedonists vreject vpremise v2
• vPremise v1 vis vtrue
• vOther vpeople vbelieve vthat vcontinual vimprovement vmakes vfor va vbetter vlife
vthan vone vthat vhas vlong vbeen vsliding vdownhill, veven vif vboth vlives vcontain vthe
vsame vamounts vof vhappiness
"unhappiness vas va vsymptom" vobjection vto vhedonism v- vcorrect vanswers v-What
vmakes va vlife vgo vbadly visn't vthat vone vis vunhappy vas vhedonism vclaims vbut
vunderlying vreasons vfor vone's vunhappiness
you vcan vbe vharmed veven vif vyou varen't vsad vabout vit v
if vhedonisms vis vtrue, vyou vcan vbe vharmed vby vsomething vonly vbecause vit
vsaddens vyou
Desire vSatisfaction vTheory v- vcorrect vanswers v-A vtheory vthat vyour vlife vgoes
vwell vto vthe vextent vthat vyou vget vwhat vyou vwant v
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Hedonism v- vcorrect vanswers v-The videa vthat vpleasure/happiness vis vthe vonly
vthing vthat vmakes vlife vgo vbetter vor vis vintrinsically vvaluable
Instrumental vgoods v- vcorrect vanswers v-things vwhose vvalue vconsist vin vthe vfact
vthat vthey vhelp vbring vabout vother vgood vthings v(vaccinations, vmoney) vbrings
vout vsomething vgood
Intrinsic vValue v- vcorrect vanswers v-good vthings vby vthemselves-controversial,
v"happiness"
Physical vpleasures v- vcorrect vanswers v-sensations vof vpleasure
laying vout vin vthe vsun, vmassage
Attitudinal vpleasures v- vcorrect vanswers v-what vyou venjoy v
more vcommon v
(they vdon't vneed vto v"feel" vanything vin vparticular) v
, ex-hanging vout vwith vson, vbeing va vphilosophy vprofessor
Reasons vto vbelieve vin vHedonism v- vcorrect vanswers v-1. vHedonism vseems
vintuitively vplausible v(explains vour vlist)
2. vallows vfor vmany vways vto vlive vwell v
3. vit vallows vthat vwe vcould vbe vwrong vabout vwhat vis vgood vin vlife v
4. vexplains vcommon vsense vrules vfor vliving va vgood vlife
Higher vPleasures v(Mill) v- vcorrect vanswers v-higher vpleasures vmake vfor va
vgreater vcontribution vto vwell vbeing v
education? vhealth?
lower vpleasures v- vcorrect vanswers v-Pleasures vof vthe vbody v- vaccording vto vMill
vthese vare vshallower v& vultimately vless vfulfilling
Experience vMachine v- vcorrect vanswers v-Robert vNozick
machine vcapable vto vsimulating vexperiences vthat vwe vfeel vare vmost vvaluable v
mentally vchecked vout
How vdoes vexperience vmachine vobject vHedonism? v- vcorrect vanswers v-according
vto vhedonism, vlives vwould vbe vgoing vequally vmachine vin vthe vmachine vand
voutside vbecause vboth vhaving vpleasure vbut vmany vdo vnot vwant vto vplug vin,
veffectively vobjecting vhedonism v
Autonomy vis vimportant!
Life's vtrajectory v- vcorrect vanswers v-1) vIf vhedonism vis vtrue, vthen vthe voverall
vquality vof va vlife vdepends ventirely von vthe vamount vof vhappiness vand
vunhappiness vit vcontains.
2) vThe voverall vquality vof vlife vdepends von vat vleast vone vother vfactor: vwhether
vone's vlife vreflects van v"upward" vor v"downward" vtrajectory.
3) vTherefore, vhedonism vis vfalse.
• vHedonists vreject vpremise v2
• vPremise v1 vis vtrue
• vOther vpeople vbelieve vthat vcontinual vimprovement vmakes vfor va vbetter vlife
vthan vone vthat vhas vlong vbeen vsliding vdownhill, veven vif vboth vlives vcontain vthe
vsame vamounts vof vhappiness
"unhappiness vas va vsymptom" vobjection vto vhedonism v- vcorrect vanswers v-What
vmakes va vlife vgo vbadly visn't vthat vone vis vunhappy vas vhedonism vclaims vbut
vunderlying vreasons vfor vone's vunhappiness
you vcan vbe vharmed veven vif vyou varen't vsad vabout vit v
if vhedonisms vis vtrue, vyou vcan vbe vharmed vby vsomething vonly vbecause vit
vsaddens vyou
Desire vSatisfaction vTheory v- vcorrect vanswers v-A vtheory vthat vyour vlife vgoes
vwell vto vthe vextent vthat vyou vget vwhat vyou vwant v
