Ethics and Values / Unit 7 Ethics 321 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Unknown-Satisfaction Objection
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The idea
The unknown-satisfaction objection: a desire can be satisfied without ever touching the desirer — and what never touches you is hard to call your well-being.
In practice
You wish a hard-luck colleague success; years later, unknown to you, he thrives abroad. The wish came true; your life stayed exactly as it was.
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