The Examined Path Through Pleasure and its examined life

Not all pleasures are equal, and the unexamined pleasure tends to eat the one who pursues it. Nasreddin enjoyed simple things — bread, tea, a good joke — with a completeness that those chasing more elaborate pleasures never quite managed. The examined life of pleasure is not abstinence; it is the difference between tasting and consuming.

The course sequence, in order.

Each step builds on the last.