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Pleasure can be divided into two kinds: Body pleasure and the pleasures of the mind.
A warm bath or cold beer can be pleasures of the body, whereas feeling one with nature or fantasizing about taking revenge from your boss can be termed as pleasures of the mind.
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The beauty of nature has been a source of pleasure for many. Nature is vast and overwhelming, full of isolation, solitude, freedom and away from the shackles of society. The pathlessness of wild trees offer a sublime escape from the world and into the unknown.
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The subtle emotions, the great things that are only felt, and the Godly matters are the content of the mind's pleasures. The Stoics were always detesting pleasures of the body, something shared by many Christians.
The fear of death made people find ways to diminish it, adop...
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Pleasure cannot be defined or described, but can only be known as an experience, which is subjective and personal, like:
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Epicureanism is the philosophy that is based from the teachings of Greek philosopher Epicurus. It denotes that pleasure is the only good there is in life. Alongside it, it mentions that the absence of pain and that living a simple life are the greatest pleasures ...
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Epicureans were materialists: They believed the world consisted only of atoms. There were no gods, spirits, or souls, no afterlife or immortality.
In the world of Epicureans, all there is to life is to get as much pleasure as possible and to avoid pain. The concern was with the higher plea...
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