tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post5042249020182493619..comments2024-03-21T12:52:08.166+11:00Comments on Freedom and Flourishing: Is push-pin as good as poetry?Winton Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-4564937457811290632017-10-27T04:03:24.603+11:002017-10-27T04:03:24.603+11:00First it was Bentham who said about nature has pla...First it was Bentham who said about nature has placed mankind under two sovereign masters: pain and pleasure....<br />Man moves by ends or consequences... Felicific Calculus. It is pain or pleasure which determines good it evil....<br />Pushpin was as good as poetry. It is end... Pleasure in quantity terms not quality which was later modified by K S Mill.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979539292108333512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-6076066477317518312016-07-02T12:51:45.655+10:002016-07-02T12:51:45.655+10:00Thanks for your comment, Maggie. I don't think...Thanks for your comment, Maggie. I don't think Mill fully appreciated the importance of the time and place point you make.<br /><br />I wonder whether the pleasures from sex and learning activate the same parts of the brain. I find it hard to imagine that they would, but it is an empirical question.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-56292911411295735252016-07-02T12:29:23.045+10:002016-07-02T12:29:23.045+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-85403112063185886372016-07-02T12:20:49.994+10:002016-07-02T12:20:49.994+10:00I read your blog following up on your comment on m...I read your blog following up on your comment on my FB post, regarding the intense pleasure I'm experiencing in study and learning, and my comparing it to good sex! Time and place for everything, I suppose. Many years ago, I mentioned to an academic how fascinated I'd become with philosophy when undertaking a short (very short) course, and how enjoyable it was to think deeply on things I'd never before considered. Her reply was: "Absolutely, I suppose you could call it: mental masturbation." I was absolutely shocked at her use of the "M" word, but I now have to agree. Considering that, given my advanced years, sex is for me but a delightful memory, I'll settle for higher learning! CheersMaggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-59803393168267814792013-02-24T06:48:24.116+11:002013-02-24T06:48:24.116+11:00Thanks. I will take a look at 'A reasonable li...Thanks. I will take a look at 'A reasonable life' some time.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-49907993009035475022013-02-24T06:10:27.028+11:002013-02-24T06:10:27.028+11:00Great post. I was recently re-introduced to Mill (...Great post. I was recently re-introduced to Mill (the name titillated certain synapses long-abandoned after college) through Ferenc Mate's "A Reasonable Life." A worthy book, particularly for those who align with Mill's thinking on the qualitative values of one's life, career, hobbies, et cetera. Muddy Politicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078417383437684301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-54878214647293952052011-05-04T08:41:57.672+10:002011-05-04T08:41:57.672+10:00Thanks mayukhi.Thanks mayukhi.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-74745263669512498692011-05-04T03:14:15.898+10:002011-05-04T03:14:15.898+10:00b'fully writtenb'fully writtenmayukhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-78147123096963138952008-11-24T17:17:00.000+11:002008-11-24T17:17:00.000+11:00Thanks Me-Me.Thanks Me-Me.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-83136586922879867652008-11-24T03:31:00.000+11:002008-11-24T03:31:00.000+11:00Always a fan of Mill, I loved this post!Always a fan of Mill, I loved this post!Me-Me Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com