Hedon

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• Not for the Sake of Happiness (Alone)

• Utilitarianism, Hedonism
• Fuzzies, UtilonsUtils
• Complexity of value

AnThe unit philosophers use to quantify pleasure. Hedons are abstract unit of pleasure, used by philosophers as a convenient means to "quantify" the pleasure which might result from an event or circumstance. As one might expect, there isunits with no standardized metric for the hedon:metric: the assignment of hedons to experiences is typically very broad, loose, subjective, and case dependent. Negative hedons can be used to indicate pain or that whichstand for whatever detracts from a pleasurable experience. (Alternatively,experience, or for pain -- though sometimes the term "dolor" is sometimesunit used for a corresponding unit of suffering)pain is the "dolor".

• Utilitarianism, Hedonism
• Fuzzies, Utilons
• Complexity of value

Utilitarians often employ hedons to compare the expected net outcome of pleasure for a given scenario. Hedonism is an ethical theory whichthat sees the maximization of hedons (and the minimization of dolors) as the most desirable good.

A fundamentalAn abstract unit of pleasure, used by philosophers as a convenient means to "quantify" the pleasure which might result from an event or circumstance. As one might expect, there is no standardized metric for the hedon: the assignment of hedons to experiences is typically very broad, loose, subjective, and case dependent. Negative hedons can be used to indicate pain or that which detracts from a pleasurable experience. (Alternatively, the term "dolor" is sometimes used for a corresponding unit of suffering).

For example, we might say that eating an ice cream cone yields 3 hedons to a normal individual, while solving an intensely difficult logic puzzle yields 15 hedons. The frustration undergone in the course of figuring out the puzzle might be judged as -20 hedons (or 20 dolors), depending on the puzzle's difficulty and the individual's temperament. The specific numbers chosen are generally not too important; the main point is to give a rough sketch of how the enjoyment of one experience relates to others.

Utilitarians often employ hedons to compare the expected net outcome of pleasure for a given scenario. hedonismHedonism. is an ethical theory which sees the maximization of hedons (and the minimization of dolors) as the most desirable good.

• Hedonism
• Fuzzies
• Complexity of value

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• Purchase Fuzzies and Utilons Separately by Eliezer Yudkowsky

A fundamental unit of hedonism.

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• Fuzzies

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• http://lesswrong.com/lw/6z/purchase_fuzzies_and_utilons_separately/Complexity of value

Blog posts

• Purchase Fuzzies and Utilons Separately by Eliezer Yudkowsky

A fundamental unit of hedonism

aka Fuzzies

see See http://lesswrong.com/lw/6z/purchase_fuzzies_and_utilons_separately/