their and my happiness are not real? What is the test by going to say that millions of your fellow citizens are in a which various types of happiness may be adjudicated? state of artificial happiness because they have contented themselves with the achievement of I perhaps I should say that I hope—that this unworthy goals, such as those attained by the question is susceptible to an answer, but if so it requires consumption of Prozac or obsessive exercise, it is very considerable philosophical thought. It requires question that needs to be asked. I hope that Dr. nothing less than an examination of the proper end of a Dworkin will turn his attention to it in his next book. man’s life. It is no criticism of Dr. Dworkin that he fails After all, doctors do know best. to answer this question once and for all, but if you are
their and my happiness are not real? What is the test by which various types of happiness may be adjudicated? I perhaps I should say that I hope—that this question is susceptible to an answer, but if so it requires very considerable philosophical thought. It requires nothing less than an examination of the proper end of a man’s life. It is no criticism of Dr. Dworkin that he fails to answer this question once and for all, but if you are going to say that millions of your fellow citizens are in a state of artificial happiness because they have contented themselves with the achievement of unworthy goals, such as those attained by the consumption of Prozac or obsessive exercise, it is question that needs to be asked. I hope that Dr. Dworkin will turn his attention to it in his next book. After all, doctors do know best.
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