Posted by alexandra_k on March 18, 2005, at 4:54:25
In reply to Re: The Greatest Happiness Machine » Susan47, posted by alexandra_k on March 18, 2005, at 4:45:44
But there would only be a difference between the two if we think that other things are valuable in themselves aside from happiness.
I dunno...
Depends on what you mean by happiness I guess...If you define happiness as 'satisfaction of preference' then there is no difference between preference and hedonistic utilitarianism.
Language is a slippery slippery thing...
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