Hedonism philosophy1/23/2024 ![]() ![]() One of these is relativist: all needs are culturally relative and historically developed. Or perhaps itʼs better to say that what interested me in the Marxist position was its juxtaposition of two conflicting perspectives on needs. For instance, in the early work on Marx, I felt that what was missing from Marxism was a coherent thematic about needs. I have focused on issues of hedonism and consumption, the question of human needs and pleasures. These relate to certain tensions, or conflicting perspectives, which Iʼve continued to worry at and attempted to theorize, although theyʼve been revised and recontextualized in response to changes in the political and intellectual situation. ![]() My work is centred around certain core commitments, which have been preoccupations from the start. How do you view your intellectual development? KS: Youʼre not just responding to intellectual fashions Youare developing a coherent philosophical perspective, through allthe shifts of focus and topic. ![]() Re-reading your work forthis conversation I was struck by the continuities running through it. An alternative hedonism tb: iʼve been influenced by your work over many years, and oneof the things that has impressed me is the way that your writings have always seemed timely. ![]()
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