Since ancient times, hedonism has been one of the most attractive and controversial theories about 'the Good Life'. On this view, the Good Life is the pleasant life - pleasure is the Good. Now Fred Feldman presents a careful, modern formulation of hedonism, defending the theory against some of the most important objections. Distinguishing some diverse variants of the theory, and assessing their merits, Feldman explains why each deserves to be classified as a form of hedonism. His book offers inspiring vindication for anyone who hopes that it is possible to enjoy oneself and be good at the same time.
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`Clearly written, accessible, and often rewarding . . . valuable especially for its insightful discussion of many objections and alternatives to hedonism, from Plato to the present, and of Epicurus' attempts at its revision and Feldman's own.' Leonard D. Katz, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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Fred Feldman is in the Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts.
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If you are interested in Ethics and/or Value theory/Axiology; this is a must have. Feldman provides the best formulation and defense of hedonism I have ever seen. Feldman writes in such a clear and entertaining style that you really don't need to have a lot of background to understand what is going on. However, if you are studying seriously, you cannot go wrong with Feldman. He lays out arguments and comments on them in such a way that you cannot help but follow along. He is very fair but also a bit cagey. He may not be explicitly advocating any form of hedonism, but you can figure out where his heart is at.
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The central intuition of hedonism is that the pleasant life is the Good Life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
attitudinal pleasure, intrinsic attitudinal pain, intrinsic attitudinal hedonism, basic intrinsic value states, deceived businessman, sensory hedonism, static pleasure, attitudinal pains, way that one life, pure attributions, someone suffering pain, qualified hedonism, uphill life, minimal episodes, minimal bursts, worthless pleasures, valuing activity, masochistic pain, axiological theories, axiological theory, fundamental bearers, sensory pain, classic objections, balance pleasant, positive intrinsic value Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Some Objections, Mother Teresa, Principia Ethica, Life Phenomenon, Nicomachean Ethics, Big Dolores, Moore's Heap of Filth, Diogenes Laertius, Little Dolores, Forrest Gump, President Kennedy, Case One, Cigar Argument, Isolation Test, King Lear, William Frankena New!
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The central intuition of hedonism is that the pleasant life is the Good Life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
attitudinal pleasure, intrinsic attitudinal pain, intrinsic attitudinal hedonism, basic intrinsic value states, deceived businessman, sensory hedonism, static pleasure, attitudinal pains, way that one life, pure attributions, someone suffering pain, qualified hedonism, uphill life, minimal episodes, minimal bursts, worthless pleasures, valuing activity, masochistic pain, axiological theories, axiological theory, fundamental bearers, sensory pain, classic objections, balance pleasant, positive intrinsic value Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Some Objections, Mother Teresa, Principia Ethica, Life Phenomenon, Nicomachean Ethics, Big Dolores, Moore's Heap of Filth, Diogenes Laertius, Little Dolores, Forrest Gump, President Kennedy, Case One, Cigar Argument, Isolation Test, King Lear, William Frankena New!
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- Principia Ethica by G. E. Moore on 16 pages
- Brentano and Intrinsic Value (Modern European Philosophy) by Roderick M. Chisholm on 7 pages
- The Nicomachean Ethics (Oxford World's Classics) by Aristotle on 7 pages
- The Right and the Good by W. D. Ross on 4 pages
- Welfare and Rational Care (Princeton Monographs in Philsosophy) by Stephen Darwall on 4 pages
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- The Good, the Right, Life And Death: Essays in Honor of Fred Feldman by Kris McDaniel in Front Matter, and page 132
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