Paul Bloom The Pleasures Of Suffering Unsw Sydney People are hedonists, seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. this view is central to much of psychology and it fits many people’s own sense of why they do what. In this episode, i talk to renowned developmental psychologist paul bloom about the pleasures of suffering. we start by discussing the value of suffering in.
Paul Bloom The Origins Of Pleasure Ted Talk Some people think humans are natural pleasure seekers. but not psychologist paul bloom. in his new book, “the sweet spot,” paul says we’re pain seekers, too . Our guest today is dr. paul bloom, a professor of psychology at the university of toronto and the brooks and suzanne ragan professor emeritus of psychology at yale university. his most recent book is the sweet spot: the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning. more broadly, he studies how children and adults make sense of the world. In his book the sweet spot: the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning, bloom explores a handful of theories on why people choose to pursue experiences that are likely to include pain. A hedonist, and i know a few of them, might say, “well, maybe they’ll regret a little bit at a time, but if they’re having fun 95 percent of the time and there’s regret 5 percent of the.
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