He wants us to have them, too; but, however pleasant a goal in life, this bonanza may not be the best thing for art.
Classical Utilitarianism, for example, sees particular pleasant states as the goal of action but cannot present any of these as having any intrinsic value, for they are only means to the maximization of pleasure and could be replaced by any other means that were more, or equally, effective.
The central objection was that since pleasures are a "perishing series," with each one passing away once it has been experienced, it is not possible to accumulate a sum of pleasures, and since there are always more pleasures available than anyone has experienced, Mill's moral goal of maximizing pleasant states was meaningless.
Pearce, 25, a native of Point Pleasant, N.J., scored 79 career goals as a two-sport (soccer and basketball) standout at Monmouth University in New Jersey and is the first player from a relatively small school to make an impact at the national-team level.
But it is honest, the ingredients are top quality, and the service and atmosphere so pleasant that I quickly found my goals shifting; an evening here is bound to be a pleasant one, even if the dining is not exciting.
For all these, while one salient kind of motive involves longing for pleasure or pleasant things, people also have other ultimate goals.
Beyond the concrete goals of creating fluent and pleasant user-interface techniques, usability engineers must consider broader issues, such as the safety of computing and access by diverse populations with special needs.
Behavioural techniques used to achieve these goals are activity pacing, scheduling of pleasant activities, time-contingent medication and social reinforcement.
But if you are doing an ambient sound meditation, the very same siren helps you toward your goal and you may perceive it as pleasant or even enthralling.
If the weekend is any guide, there should be goals and an emphasis on the more pleasant arts of the game.
