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wbernys
May 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread Was Epicurus a Psychological Hedonist, an Ethical Hedonist, Both, or Neither?.I'm not convinced by Waggle's paper. I'm posting excerpts from his paper below in italics.
For example...
If our nature predisposes us to seek pleasure and avoid pain, we start from a predisposition describable as psychological hedonism.
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wbernys
May 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Todd’s post in the thread Was Epicurus a Psychological Hedonist, an Ethical Hedonist, Both, or Neither?.The major problem I see with Waggle is his definition of psychological hedonism.
He gives this definition:
[…]
Very well. That's the standard definition.
But when he gets down to specifics, it becomes apparent that he really means:
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Don
May 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Todd’s post in the thread Was Epicurus a Psychological Hedonist, an Ethical Hedonist, Both, or Neither?.The major problem I see with Waggle is his definition of psychological hedonism.
He gives this definition:
[…]
Very well. That's the standard definition.
But when he gets down to specifics, it becomes apparent that he really means:
"...a descriptive theory… -
Todd
May 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM Replied to the thread Was Epicurus a Psychological Hedonist, an Ethical Hedonist, Both, or Neither?.PostThe major problem I see with Waggle is his definition of psychological hedonism.
He gives this definition:
[…]
Very well. That's the standard definition.
But when he gets down to specifics, it becomes apparent that he really means:
"...a descriptive theory… -
Don
May 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM Replied to the thread Was Epicurus a Psychological Hedonist, an Ethical Hedonist, Both, or Neither?.PostI'm not convinced by Waggle's paper. I'm posting excerpts from his paper below in italics.
For example...
If our nature predisposes us to seek pleasure and avoid pain, we start from a predisposition describable as psychological hedonism.
Correct, and I read… -
Todd
May 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Was Epicurus a Psychological Hedonist, an Ethical Hedonist, Both, or Neither?. -
Cassius
May 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM Replied to the thread Was Epicurus a Psychological Hedonist, an Ethical Hedonist, Both, or Neither?.Post -
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