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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Übermensch – part 7

We’ve talked about the fact that you’re like some kind of hapless junkie. The promise of the happiness hit and the desire to avoid...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Übermensch – part 6

In our last post, we looked at the problem of altruistic morality, which frequently conflicts with our inborn, instinctive inclinations....

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Übermensch – part 5

Bad news. You are like some kind of degenerate junkie. You will do pretty much anything to get the next hit of the drug you crave,...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Übermensch – part 4

In the last post I claimed that maximising happiness was the essential dynamic of life. This dynamic is driven by a physiological...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Übermensch – part 3

People have romantic ideas about happiness. They see it as some kind of starry-eyed, almost magical, state; all sunshine and lollipops...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Übermensch – part 2

What is it you really want out of life? ‘To be happy.’ The trouble is, happiness is a slippery creature. Too often we mistake sensual...