Lukas, If you were right, pleasure through drugs or brain-electrodes wouldn't work.
Regards, Jiri On Nov 3, 2007 5:08 PM, Lukas Stafiniak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that logically pleasure / happiness is just an indicator of > fulfillment (and rate of fulfillment, perceived stability etc.) of > interacting "values". "Values" are high-level, abstract goals and > characteristics of being: understanding, progress, sustaining of > diversity, wellbeing in general -- love -- communion with other > persons, exploration, truth (as in "for real", "being oneself" etc.), > realization of talent... "Values" form a positive feedback. This "pro > life", "good" positive feedback seems to be the defining bottom line. > "Values" only have meaning in time, because they are about what > actions to take. In the limit there is God, beyond time, outside of > the Karl Jaspers' bottle. I think that personhood is directly > essential to this, not qualia. > > ----- > This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email > To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?&; > ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=60807697-f1fa9c
