Thinking about #writing and #pleasure at the moment, partly because I'm rambling about with my #philosophy students through the #Zhuangzi (which is a total delight). So here's one from the archives.
#TheMetalDogArticleList #PsyPost
New psychology research sheds light on the mystery of music enjoyment
A recent study published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B reveals that both sensory perceptions and cognitive factors independently influence our enjoyment of music.
From a letter in progress. (Whole transcription is in the alt text.)
“Let us have nice things: Heavy coffee mugs, spoons with pleasing handles, furnishings that invite us into a room, lovely paper and pens that give pleasure to writer and reader alike…”
Robert Nozick, a #libertarian#philosopher, wanted you to imagine that you are offered a sophisticated machine which can perfectly simulate all the things you deem most pleasurable.
He asks you now: would you prefer this to real life?
Nozick assumes you don't & uses that as a justification against (#ethical) hedonists.
In just seven months, the number of people sleeping outside has more than doubled in Halifax Regional Municipality:
178 people living rough, up from 85 living outside in November 2022.
So I use my shiatsu massager “off label” and I’m sure my neighbors think I’m having lots of sex. No I’m just sitting on this so it can knead my hamstrings. When I tell you how good this feels!!! 😂😂😂 #massage#moaning#release#pleasure