A Hedonist Intersubjectivity

Given the existence of the neuronal machine, it has to have content, since it cannot function in a vacuum. The brain is an instrument, a means, but never an end in itself. If neuronal training proceeds according to the potentialities of the nervous system, it has to have an aim. What does one train?...

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Published inA Hedonist Manifesto p. 45
Main Author MICHEL ONFRAY
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbia University Press 10.11.2015
Subjects
Applied ethics
Applied philosophy
Axiology
Behavioral sciences
Cognitive psychology
Continental philosophy
Egoism
Emotion
Emotional states
Ethics
Etiquette
Friendship
Hedonism
Human societies
Interpersonal relations
Intersubjectivity
Joy
Metaphilosophy
Morality
Normative ethics
Phenomenology
Philosophy
Philosophy of religion
Pleasure
Politeness
Psychology
Relational ethics
Social dynamics
Social ethics
Social norms
Social psychology
Sociology
Spiritual love
Western philosophy
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Summary:Given the existence of the neuronal machine, it has to have content, since it cannot function in a vacuum. The brain is an instrument, a means, but never an end in itself. If neuronal training proceeds according to the potentialities of the nervous system, it has to have an aim. What does one train? Why? According to what criteria? Education has to have a plan. Without a clearly defined objective, ethics is useless. What rules of the game are worth the trouble of following? What makes the game appealing? The answer: a peaceful, joyous, happy intersubjectivity; a peace of mind
DOI:10.7312/onfr17126.10