Re: On being self-centered
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Not sure what mathematicization is, but valuation and comparison are all you need.
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Meh, mathematize, whatever. My point still is that approaching things like happiness logically probably won't get you far. You're never gonna "figure out" how to be happy through analysis. At least I don't know anyone who has.
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More on this please. All I see right now is a claim and no support.
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We live in a world, with other people and things. This is true not because I can prove it to you logically, but because to think otherwise is silly and academic, and basically ignores the reality of existence.
If you won't concede this, then there is no point in trying to convince you not to be self-centered, because in a world where you're totally alone you definitely should be self-centered.
Reading your latest post, it seems like you're equating "happiness," which I would define as a more fulfilling long-term contentness, with gratification, which is what you want at some particular moment.
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