[ExI] My confusion, the Kurzweil critique

[Natasha Vita-More]

At 06:15 AM 11/6/2007, you wrote:
>On Tuesday 06 November 2007 03:48, Giu1i0 Pri5c0 wrote:
> > - What makes persons happy is good, what makes persons unhappy is no
> > good.
>
>What does transhumanism have to do with happiness/unhappiness, good/bad?
>Maybe as another philosophical layer to take up, yes, but at the core?


I don't know, but in intellectual (including the creative process) 
activity, human beings most nearly approach a state of 
happiness.   So, since transhumanism was developed out of 
intelligent/critical thinking, you could approximate ...

as an add on:

"The ancient Greeks had a very different perspective on happiness. 
Aristotle spoke about achieving eudaimonia, which is roughly 
translated into happiness.

"Eudaimonia is not an emotional state; it is more about being all 
that you can, fulfilling your potential. The idea is that by living 
in a way that reaches your full potential you bloom or flourish and 
so display the best version of you that you can be.

"Aristotle thought that the practice of virtues would equate to 
happiness, in the sense of being all you could be. By virtues, 
Aristotle meant the act of achieving balance and moderation.

"He strongly disagreed with Socrates who knowledge would 
automatically lead to the right action. Aristotle argued that the 
greatest misdeed was to know the right course, but fail to do it. "  (anon)


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