Riddles of the Sphinx a Study in the Philosophy of Humanism
Riddles of the Sphinx a Study in the Philosophy of Humanism
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Our ordinary life is none the happier because it is securer against violent interruption of its functions, because we are less liable to be butchered or burnt. The proper functioning of our organism is doubtless a primary condition of positive happiness, but does not in itself constitute any considerable factor in it. Hence by far the larger part of the increased security and protection of life is of no avail for the production of pleasurable feeling, and its effect would, on the whole, probabl...y be more than counterbalanced by the diminution of happiness arising out of the non-elimination of diseased and unfit organisms which in former times could not have survived to suffer much.
Secondly, the pleasures arising from the bodily organism are, owing to the lack of adaptation between man and his environment, particularly liable to be interfered with by the development of the higher feelings of the mind, and hence to be impaired by the progress of civilization (§ 9).
For it is necessary to remember that different pleasures are either mutually exclusive, or can only be enjoyed together to a very limited extent, while different pains admit of indefinite intensification by combination — up to the point at which io8 Riddles of the Sphinx death or unconsciousness ensues.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Our ordinary life is none the happier because it is securer against violent interruption of its functions, because we are less liable to be butchered or burnt. The proper functioning of our organism is doubtless a primary condition of positive happiness, but does not in itself constitute any considerable factor in it. Hence by far the larger part of the increased security and protection of life is of no avail for the production of pleasurable feeling, and its effect would, on the whole, probabl...y be more than counterbalanced by the diminution of happiness arising out of the non-elimination of diseased and unfit organisms which in former times could not have survived to suffer much.
Secondly, the pleasures arising from the bodily organism are, owing to the lack of adaptation between man and his environment, particularly liable to be interfered with by the development of the higher feelings of the mind, and hence to be impaired by the progress of civilization (§ 9).
For it is necessary to remember that different pleasures are either mutually exclusive, or can only be enjoyed together to a very limited extent, while different pains admit of indefinite intensification by combination — up to the point at which io8 Riddles of the Sphinx death or unconsciousness ensues.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by F C S Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller to read onlineMoreLess
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