Some subset of rationalists just don’t seem to value pleasure at all. I know one who used to say his only goal in life was the acquisition of information; relief was appreciated in that it eliminated a distraction, but satisfaction just didn’t count for anything. Struck me as Puritanical.
Some subset of rationalists just don’t seem to value pleasure at all. I know one who used to say his only goal in life was the acquisition of information; relief was appreciated in that it eliminated a distraction, but satisfaction just didn’t count for anything. Struck me as Puritanical.