The pursuit of pleasure aims to fulfill a fundamental human desire to feel whole and complete, but a misunderstanding of the nature of this wholeness can cause it to continually evade us
Thanks for your comment Vikram! Yes, I think the historical pendulum is swinging away from fixed norms towards ethical fluidity. (at least in the US where I live) My hope with some of these posts is to point out that although this is good we don't want it to swing too far. I think there is a way of bringing fluidity into our moral norms without losing the nobility of traditional virtues. This post also discusses that same idea: https://recontextualize.substack.com/p/morality-grounded-in-the-practical if you're interested. (It's technically a paid one but feel free to sign up for a free trial if you want to take a look).
Truly thought provoking. Contemporary moral norms are getting to feel very fluid:).
Thanks for your comment Vikram! Yes, I think the historical pendulum is swinging away from fixed norms towards ethical fluidity. (at least in the US where I live) My hope with some of these posts is to point out that although this is good we don't want it to swing too far. I think there is a way of bringing fluidity into our moral norms without losing the nobility of traditional virtues. This post also discusses that same idea: https://recontextualize.substack.com/p/morality-grounded-in-the-practical if you're interested. (It's technically a paid one but feel free to sign up for a free trial if you want to take a look).