Events, happenings, and transpirations.

I have become a PhfD student. I've finally embarked on this grand project of defending a hedonistic theory of well-being... Or perhaps I should rather say a Mental State view. That is, for those who may not know, I am concerned with arguing that what makes a life good for the individual leading that life can be cashed out purely in terms of the quality of that individual's experiences (that is, emotions, moods, feelings, sensations... Those kinds of things.) It's not a popular view, though it once was, and it's been getting quite a few defenders recently. Or maybe it just seems that way because, you know, getting into the literature inevitably leads you to notice people defending a view and then you can be all like "Oh wow, look at all these people defending this view."

I've been unusually busy so far in the semester, mostly writing up Some Stuff about Nozick's Experience Machine. These past two weeks I've been more generally trying to have some Interesting Thoughts on the relationship between well-being and desire, and more or less failing. I might try tomorrow to have some uninteresting thoughts instead.

In other newses, I've moved in to a lovely new place of residence, with a lovely new housemate. I've met a lovely bunch of M. Litts, those who are doing the lovely course I did last year. I went on a lovely reading party to the lovely village of Strontian, after which the lovely element Strontium is named. It's been getting lovely and cold here, but I'll be getting some lovely Australian Summer Action around January. Which is lovely.

Well, now you're up to date with a bunch of facts. And now I should probably be getting some sleep. Fare thee well, every one of you, whoever you may be. Until next time!