humbleElitist_
humbleElitist_ t1_j3apsg6 wrote
Reply to comment by cowlinator in Our ability to resist temptation depends on how fragmented one's mind is | On the inconsistencies in one’s mental setup by IAI_Admin
Well the problem is that what I’m likely to do in the future is not what I currently want to in-the-future-do , and in the later future not what I will want-to-have-done.
I don’t see how that’s not “a problem”?
humbleElitist_ t1_j3a8slh wrote
Reply to comment by cowlinator in Our ability to resist temptation depends on how fragmented one's mind is | On the inconsistencies in one’s mental setup by IAI_Admin
What do you think about dynamic inconsistency of preferences?
I think that accounts for/describes at least many kinds of what is called “temptations”, though maybe not all.
humbleElitist_ t1_iw6grki wrote
Reply to comment by jmcsquared in A cross between an Existentialist and an Old Testament prophet, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard urged his "single individual" reader to follow the "highest passion" of faith rather than becoming one of the stereotyped pseudo-individuals of "The Crowd" by thelivingphilosophy
Is there no stage director? Then to whom shall I direct my
Edit: I remembered the quote wrong.
“ Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?”
humbleElitist_ t1_j6ns2sk wrote
Reply to comment by SteveCake in Happiness is an essentially nihilistic ideal — it is the best goal to follow when there is nothing else on the table. A meaningful life on the other hand can embrace more of life including struggles and suffering because it is oriented towards a higher ideal by thelivingphilosophy
Is happiness really the antonym of suffering? I would think the antonym of suffering would be more like, “enjoyment” and/or “contentment”, or something like one of those.
The opposite of “happiness” would be, I think, “unhappiness”.