Question

Suppose Jamie is really interested in roads. She finds intense pleasure in looking at maps and memorizing every road on it. One day, Jamie is offered a job by the Department of Transportation for her vast knowledge of roads. Jamie declines the job, she would rather spend all her time looking at roads. Jamie declines the job, she would rather spend all her time looking at roads.This scenario could be used to show that ______________.(A) Hedonistic and desire-fulfillment theories are true(B) Desire-fulfillment is false(C) Hedonistic and desire-fulfillment theories are false(D) Hedonism is false

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option A.

Explanation:

This scenario can be used to show that both, Hedonistic and desire-fulfillment theories are true. Hedonism exposes that, to be happy, pleasure should preponderate over pain, even if a person does not fulfill his or her dreams. In this case, Jamie prefers to get pleasure by looking at roads even if she has to decline that job, which could be a good one. Moreover, desire-fulfillment theory expresses that the fulfillment of a person´s desires helps him or her achieve happiness. Since Jamie declines her job to accomplish her desire of spending time looking at roads, she contributes to her happiness.