Massimo2002
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On the face of it living for what makes you feel good seems great but at the end of it it becomes empty and unfulfilling.
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Is headonism a good philosophy ?
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I suspect that might depend on what makes you feel good.
There are positive and negative ways of loving oneself.
Immediate gratifications and chasing hits of adrenaline and dopamine are a negative way which constrain self-development and self-becoming.
Participating in pursuits to become one's best self is the good way, so i am not a Hedonist.
Immediate gratifications and chasing hits of adrenaline and dopamine are a negative way which constrain self-development and self-becoming.
Participating in pursuits to become one's best self is the good way, so i am not a Hedonist.
I like to enjoy myself, to feel good about what I'm doing but i stick to the guidelines of being responsible (taking into account lifes commitments) and staying within the law
This is Kramer from Seinfeld, who suspect his accountant Barry Prophet of being a cocaine addict because he went to Columbia once, likes to visit public men's rooms perhaps to "powder" his nose, and sniffs a lot - feeling him out.
"Here's to feeling good all of the time" (spoken while chugging a mug of beer with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth):
Here's some context from earlier in the episode:
Bonus trivia: the man in the background at the 1:00 mark is Norman Brenner. Besides standing in for Kramer in some episodes, he appears as an extra in several other episodes as illustrated below:
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I dont think so. Having fun and a good time is very fulfilling.
dybmh
ויהי מבדיל בין מים למים
Everyone's different. Everyone is fulfilled in different ways.
I don't see the point of living for transient emotional states. It's rather shallow, imo.
osgart
Nothing my eye, Something for sure
I agree with that statement.
To my mind the pursuit of a just and true love and charity within based on trustworthiness and deserve guided by reason, evidence, and proof would be far more fulfilling, and more meaningful. If one can find that within one's self they've found the greatest treasure. To me that's the fact.
Knowledge, and understanding with wisdom and virtue is of the highest order. Second only to true love, also rooted in virtue.
Hedonism is totally self absorbed and means literally nothing to others who do and don't practice that lifestyle.
Hedonism and virtue to me run contrary to each other. Certain kinds of pleasure offer temporary fun and relief, and are healthy in moderation. Excess and indulgence is for emptiness.
I thing everything has context. Happiness is fleeting, joy is enduring, and peace is fulfilling if truly done. Work is a privilege, and honor if it achieves all the virtuous ends.
Nothing in life is guaranteed, but to find love, joy, and peace within and also doing charitable work, even when no one is there for you brings its own rewards and fulfillments.
It all depends on how one's own heart is aligned with the virtues. Complete arrogance with hatred wouldn't be able or interested in realizing truths of virtues.
Come tragedy or isolation virtues give meaning and purpose to living life. I have much gratitude for those that I've lost. Hedonism don't come close. Even in a finite life of forever gone I'm still grateful for the love I've known.