Higher and Lower Pleasures Revisited: Evidence from Neuroscience

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Neuroethics 11 (2):211-215 (2017)
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This paper discusses J.S. Mill’s distinction between higher and lower pleasures, and suggests that recent neuroscientific evidence counts against it.

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10.1007/s12152-017-9339-2

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