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Ought

The Ethical Importance of Being Qualiadelic

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Ought

By: Tony Brussat
Narrated by: Tony Brussat
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Ought: The Ethical Importance of Being Qualiadelic is a call to shift our attention from matter to qualia, from the human landscape to the ecosystems that sustain us. Drawing on Aristotle’s forgotten causes, this essay argues that the patterns of life — like the hexagon of a snowflake or the rhythm of a bird’s song — are our true guides to ethical living. Our final cause, it insists, is not endless consumption but rebalancing with ecosystems. The listener is invited to practice “conscious ritualing,” to exchange Big Dopamine’s addictions for the quiet joy of Little Dopamine, and to live in gratitude, reciprocity, and wonder. This is philosophy as survival, ethics as joy, and a vision of how to belong again to the living world.

©2025 Tony Brussat (P)2025 Tony Brussat Ethics & Morality Personal Development Personal Success Philosophy
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