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Vanguardhedonist.
Themanasgod. RobertoVassallo
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Vanguardhedonist.
Makean“digitalEgo”
Whyputupanegoattheexpenseofdigitalmaterial.Thereasonsapparentlymanyarereducedtoonlytwo.Thefirstisthemostobviousbeingfinallythemselves,orratherwhatyou
havealwayswantedtobe,thesecondistheappearanceortheDionysianegogratification.Whetheroneortheotherareessential,asisthematerialexpressionofthesupremacyon
themselves,andalsoasamanifestationandfulfillmentoftheego.Beingaswehavealwayswantedtobeandnowwecanlooknotonlybydevelopingaself(oregomultidigital).I
disagreewiththosewhoradicallychangeseverythingthemselves,itshowsareluctantself‐
esteem.Eachofushassomethingthatworksandthensomethingelsethatworksnot,everythingistounderstandwhatdoesnotfunctionandoperateachangeofcourseforthe
better.Inanagewhereimagebasedontheappearanceplaysadominantrole,andwherenooneisexemptfromadjustmentsofanykind.Thehedonistdigitalappropriateselementsof
"makeover"nowaccessibletoall.Thenetworkprovidesmanynaturalresourcesforthe
fulfillmentoftheego.Instruments,accessories,andnotleastthesocialnetwork.Therealityissparingofstimulibecausesurgesinawallmadeofpreconceptionsandfalsefreedom.True
freedomliesinbeing,inappearance,inthefulfillmentofthesensesandthesearchofthe
ephemeral,thecomplacency,toseekthepleasuretohimself,toenjoyoneselfandothersandarethereforewellperformancesimpromptunakedbodiesgraceandbeauty,agilityand
powernanosparesnoeyes,sublimedemonstrationofhumanperfectionandprimaryconditionofexistence.
Hedonism
Fromthegreekpleasure,enjoyment,is,inageneralsense,anydoctrinethatputsthepleasure,
howeverunderstood,andinaccordancewiththeultimategoalofhumanactivity,makingitconsistofthevalueitselfofthemoralgood.Hedonismisaderivativeinthefieldofempiricism
epistemologyethics:infactdeniedtohumanknowledgecanreachbeyondthefactsofexperience,theabsolutevaluesofaspiritual(God,soul,good,etc..),Itfollowslogically
impossible,oratleastitwasinappropriatetoaskthesesupposedvaluesasthefoundationandnormofthemorallifeandhappiness,anditiseasytoreplacethemtheimmediateand
concretecriterionofsatisfaction,pleasure,enjoymentoftheindividualactionsareableto
providetheindividual.Hedonism,that,strictlyspeaking,distinctfromothersimilarethicalsystemssuchasutilitarianismandhedonism.
HedonismappearssystematicallyinWesternphilosophywithAristippus(435‐360),the
founderofCyrenaica.MaterializetheconceptofgoodwassomewhatindeterminateinSocrates,Aristippusthebiastowardstheindividualenjoyment,understoodstillfairlybroadsense,asthefulfillmentofanydesireortensionofthesoul:allpleasuresaregood,whatever
thesourceandtheobject;criterionofpreferenceisonlytheirgreaterdegreeofrefinement
andintensity,whichisjustthesecondAristippus,thepleasuresofsense,intheimmediateconcretenessofthepresentmoment.Thevirtueofthewiseisnotthattheartofpleasure,ieto
obtainthegreatestpossibleenjoyment,pleasureandmasterywhilefollowingastheonlyandsupremeruleofaction(cf.Diogo.Laert.,II,86ff),thepleasureisdesirableandgoodfor
himself.TheprinciplesofAristippus,carriedoutinvariouswayfromhisschool,reappearing
laterinEpicureanism.EvenEpicurus,theequationisgood=pleasure,evil=paininthesearch
ofpleasureandthusescapethepainisthesupremeendoflifeandstandardofhappiness(DiogenesLaertius,X,128).ButEpicurusamongthebestself‐esteeminthosepleasuresofaspiritual,however,tofindtheymustbediscerning,preferringthosethat,inrelationtothe
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nearanddistantconsequencesarelikelytoobtaingreatersumofenjoyment(cf.Epist.
MenoeceusA,128‐30).Evenifitisapaintobefoundamongagreaterpleasure.TheethicalsystemofEpicuruslookslikeananticipationofBentham'smoralarithmetic.
Theaddresshedonistic,takenbysometrendsoftheRenaissance(Valle)liveson,albeitin
differentforms,empirical‐materialisticsystemsofmodernphilosophy.Mainrepresentatives:Gassendi,Helvetius,Diderot,Holbach,Feuerbach,andfoldedutilitarian,Bentham,Jamesand
JohnStuartMill,Spencer.Inthelattercurrentsaresometimesintroduced(StuartMill),indisagreementwiththegeneralprinciplesofthesystem,thecriteriaforqualitative
discriminationbetweendifferentclassesofpleasures(Utilitarism,chap.2:3rded.,London1867,pp.11ff.).NotethathedonismisthebasisofMarxistsocialsystemand,asapractical
wayoflife,widespreadintoday'ssociety,dependingalsoonthecultureofmodernphilosophy
largelyorientedtowardthemetaphysicalskepticismanddenialofthetranscendent.
Ethicshedonistic,essentiallynegative,hemakesthemistakeofignoringthefundamentalhighestvaluesofhumanlifethataretheindispensablebasisofamoralobjective.Thetotal
reductionofethicalgoodpleasureisincontrastwiththemoreimmanentneedsofthehuman
spiritwhichlawsandregulations,priortotheprofitandimmediategratification,istheprimaryduty,expressingabsolutemoralorderwithinwhichhisactionspreciselybecause
personalandspiritual,itmustfit.Thepleasureandprofit,understoodintheirmost
comprehensivesense,andthatChristianethicsisnotintendedtodeny,buttheyrepresentanelementoftheconcomitantandconsequentmorality,butconstitutetheessence,exceptto
denymoralityinassuch.Infact,thehedonism,withitssubstantialnegationofthevaluesofhonesty,obligation,law,virtue,makesitimpossibletoobjectivelyvalidstandardofgoodand
evil,thusresolvingindenialofmoralityitself.Thisisreducedtoamerecalculationof
selfishnessinwhicheverythingisjudgedandacceptedaccordingtotheimmediatebenefit,
andeventhenoblestactionrequiredbyduty,orsuggestedbyadesireforgoodnessandperfection,forgiveness,assuch,anytheirmeaningandvalue.
UgoViglino
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Thesearchforthepleasureliesinthefulfillmentoftheselfel'avanguardiahedonisticsuited
tothisdireneed.Thefinalcultofhisownbeautythatcomestogetherasanobsession,theworshipofthe'I'astheultimategoalthedesiretobedreams,buttheselfishhedonistlivingin
symbiosiswithhisegoisneverenoughinitselfletalonebesufficientothers.Likeagodsittingonhisivorypedestalwaitingtobecovetedandlongedfor,neverwillbegrantedtoany
individual(andperhapseventohimself)forfearthatevenadropofhis"preciousself"maybelessitsurgetoselfcomplacency.playbackiftheinfiniterepetitionofhisbeingdigital,exaltation.Theactofrecreationandreplicateindefinitelythroughasimpleclick,digital
photographyandfertileseedofselfreplication.Andthisishowthenewself‐congratulatory,
awareoftheirambiguousnature,humananddivinelightlygivethemselvestotheworld,praisingthemdeities.WellsaidAndyWarhol"everyoneisentitledtofiveminutesoffame"
andnomatterhowfarreachingit,theimportantthingisthenkeepit.Thegodswerecreatedtobearthesinsofhumans,godschangewithchangingtimesandtrends,adapttonew
requirementsofsociety,aresubjecttomutations.Eveninthedigitalagemancreatesand
destroysgods,howtocreateanddestroymyths,createsanddestroysitselfinaviciouscircle
inwhichallplayerswelikeitornot.
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Themanasgod.
That'sreflectedinhisincessantsearchforthemanthroughhisbeingandbecomesagod.Art
hasalwaysbeentryingtoexorcisewhatyoudonotknow,consistentwithourdesires,restoringhuman,thatis,portrayinghimwithourfeatures,reportedsimilartowhatyouwouldliketoappearthatisimmortal.
Thepaintingabove,whereCaravaggioportraysallegoricalinthelikenessofthegodBacchus
inmyopinion,isanobviousexample.DionisiofortheancientGreeksandBacchusfortheRomans:‐"representsthatenergyis
naturalthattheeffectofheatandhumidity,bearingthefruitoftheplantstofullmaturity."Itwasthereforeseenasabeneficentdeitytomenonwhichdependedthegiftsthatnature
offered:amongthem,thewealth,culture,socialorderandcivil.Butasthisenergytendsto
disappearduringthewinter,theimaginationofancienttimestendedtoconceiveofaDionysussufferingandpersecuted."
AgodasyoungashewroteOvidinhisMetamorphoses,avengefuldeitythatimposedseverepunishmentsthatdonotfollowitslaws,butalsoadeityfriendly,jovial,carnalandsensual.Thefruitsoftheearthexplodingintheirbeautyandflavoristheyouththatexpressesallthe
lusheroticismofhisofficeunconscious,hymntojoyhymntolife.Thefruitsgivepleasuretothesight,touch,tastelikethegrapesripegrapeistransformedintowine,asymbolofjoyand
lust.ThemanGodisgoingtotastethefreshlypickedripegrain,thelookthatdoesnotfixthe
viewer,butsexylookthatislostintospace,aswellascarnalcollectionasisthepositiontodefendwhathehasinhishandbutalsotoattack,strainingforwardtothefruitsthat
symbolizeallthesins,toojuicynottobeattractedandtoogreedytobeabletodowithout.
Soevenagodcanexemptthemselvesfromsin,butbeingagodbecausethatinitselfcanforgivethisweakness.Tothemanisgodtoaccomplishandfulfillhimselfbyhiscomplacency
licitorillicit.ThemanstandsindivinitytochallengeGod,buttobepartofit,abreath,ablinkofaneye,butstillacellGod.
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Artasexpressionofego.
Whatwearewithoutart,withouttheaggravationofourselves,onlyshadowsorreflectionsof
shadowsworsescatteredinthedarkofnight.ArtasBaudelairesaid,isalighthouseandwe
areprojectedtoadd.Innerlightexaltationofbeautybutalsotheexactoppositeandthatisthehorror,itistruethattherecanbebeautyinugly.Manyhavepraisedthismomentarystateof
affairsthatisthehorror,theuglinessanddisgust.Certainlyforaestheticpalatesofthesewordsmaymergeasablasphemerintheeyesaccustomedtobeauty,these"visions"may
causerepulsion.Blackistheoppositeofwhiteandyetnoonehashorror,evilthreatensgoodanddespitewhatanyonehasdisgust,sindominatesthevirtue,however,nooneavoidsthe
contrary,itseemstheexactopposite.
Isoftenpreciselywhatwedislikeorallegedthatattractsus,whyshouldnotalsobelookingforwhatisnot?Asthebeautyeachhasitsconceptandthusalsoforwhatitisorbaditlooks.
Theartisbeautifulorugly,thearttellsthenamedoesnotlenditselftointerpretationordiscussionisacceptedforwhatitis.
Artistheexpressionofegothatmanifestsitselfinmanyforms,poetry,stories,painting,
drawing,musicandsong,artisthearchitectureoftheuniverseandeverythingoureyesaccustomedtofutility,feelandperceivedassuch.
Asmalldropofraincontainsinitselfawholeworld,akaleidoscopeofcolors.
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