I love meeting people, and I sometimes go to parties, but I am very moderate when it comes to parties. I am also an admirer of Gregory the Great and Augustine's views on sexual ethics. Postmodern sexual morality is unhealthy, and I embrace the Christian idea that sex is for marriage between man and woman. Hedone means pleasure and I believe in pleasure. The key is to find the right sorts of pleasures in life.
True pleasure is something deep, more than satisfaction of urgent needs.
Well, maybe partly because he only lives for the immediate. But I also have another kind of pleasure, namely thinking, writing and conversation. I love to talk about philosophy, and pay attention to what is going on in the cultural setting I live in. I can get into a mild euphoria from seeing a new book in philosophy of religion or writing a small essay. I take much pleasure in observing and trying to understand society.