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Episode 131 - Hedonism and Temporal Discounting
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Geoff and Paul get together in The Libertine in Westbourne, Dorset for a mystery pint and a chat about hedonism - the theory that the satisfaction of desires is the highest good and proper aim of human life - and our tendency to over-value what we own in the here and now. We discuss a number of topics including Temporal Discounting, The Endowment Effect and Visualisation as well even drifting way off topic into Synaesthesia!
Enjoy!
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Manage episode 353183040 series 3246574
Geoff and Paul get together in The Libertine in Westbourne, Dorset for a mystery pint and a chat about hedonism - the theory that the satisfaction of desires is the highest good and proper aim of human life - and our tendency to over-value what we own in the here and now. We discuss a number of topics including Temporal Discounting, The Endowment Effect and Visualisation as well even drifting way off topic into Synaesthesia!
Enjoy!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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