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Philosophy

 

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Deborah T

 

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December 26, 2014

 

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University

 

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If the notion of hedonism is truthful, happiness is directly correlated with pleasure. Robert Nozick presented the philosophical world with his though experiment, "The Experience Machine" in order to dispute the existence and validity of hedonism. Nozick's thought experiment poses the question of whether or not humans would plug into a machine which produces any desired experience...
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Nozick weakens the notion of hedonism through his thought experiment, claiming humans need more than just pleasure in their lives. Nozick discovers that humans would not hook up to this machine because they would not fully develop as a person and consider it a form of suicide. One of the main reasons humans would not devote their lives to this experience machine is because they would be giving up more than they were gaining...
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