Activity #10 -...

Activity #10 - Hedonism and the Experience Machine

Hi Everyone,

This week'sonlineactivity will focus on the claim that we discussed yesterday - that pleasure or positive feeling is the only true good in the world. I called this the PPF (Pleasure andpositive feeling) theory. But a more common name for it is
hedonism

.

As we discussed yesterday, what motivates or drives hedonism is the idea that - it seems - when we pursue various things in life (education, a job, a relationship, etc.) we pursue them because we think they will make us happy. But, as we also discussed, there is an important argument againsthedonism. That is, there is an important argument
against

the view that pleasure or happiness is the only true good.

For this week's activity, I'd like you to watch the following video, which lays out the argument against hedonism:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIgQC0Gx4Y

Once you've watched the video (andreviewed Handout #10), I'd like you to complete a 1/2 to 1 page write-up on the following question:
Would you plug into the experience machine? Why or why not?