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Matthew Pianalto

2009

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Against The Intrinsic Value Of Pleasure, Matthew Pianalto Dec 2008

Against The Intrinsic Value Of Pleasure, Matthew Pianalto

Matthew Pianalto

Hedonism claims that only pleasure has intrinsic value. Many philosophers contest hedonism by arging that other things, in additon to pleasure, have intrinsic value. In this paper, I suggest that one could contest the more basic thesis that pleasure has intrinsic value. DOI 10.1007/s10790-009-9145-0