Pleasure

received a degree of pleasure as a direct result of this mans death. Now, who is negatively impacted by this event? Assuming that he has a family and a few friends, let us assume that there are ten people that will be directly negatively impacted by this event. As mentioned above, the basic goal of Utilitarianism is to promote the greatest good for the greatest number. Under the Utilitarian view, the fifty thousand outweigh the ten, and therefore the calculation of net pleasure produced is…

manifestation of the emotional state. If the creator has a proper knowledge of human psychology, he shall necessarily present only such motives and manifestations as are accurate. Like Eliot, Bharat in his rasa theory presupposes the experience of pleasure in the heart of the creator. The creator then conveys it to the reader/spectator by the help of manifestation…

Alcée and Calixta both experience the passion they've been cheated of in the past by having an amazing sexual encounter. Their pleasure and happiness can't last forever as well because they are forced to go on their separate ways. The concept that money can't buy happiness can be seen in Chopin's story when relating money to sexual intercourse and the pleasure that comes with it. Alcée's husband, Bibnôt, is clueless of the situation when returning home. "Shimps! Oh, Bobinôt! you too good fo'…

Nicomachean Ethics. “Friendship has three species, corresponding to the three objects of love. For each of love has a corresponding type of mutual loving, combined with awareness of it” (Aristotle, 121). The first two types of friendship, utility and pleasure, are relatively fragile. These types of friendships are only good for as long as our wants and desires remain the same. Once they change it affects what we find useful or pleasurable leaving the friendship prone to dissolution. For…

self-praise of the world, the will to live, which views itself complacently in it’s works.” What this sentence is trying to say is that every human being should feel sure of the truth that she/he has to the greatest extent assertion to happiness and pleasure. If this does not happen then it will only leave one being to believe that she/he is at fault. She/he would then come to a conclusion that their existence no longer matter. From this happening then one’s being than becomes a denial for the…

singing nightingale (citation). This interpretation of the poem becomes even more apparent when it is considered that at least part of Keats’ poem has its origins in a twenty-line section from The Pleasures of Melancholy (citation), by Thomas Warton - the same section even contains the line: “Is there a pleasure like the pensive mood / Whose magic wont to sooth your soften 'd souls?” (citation). This form of introspective, soul-searching beauty is the crux of the poem, from the undying…

for you, you feel good about yourself, do good things for yourself, and have many good experiences. When you make choices that are bad for you, you feel bad about yourself, do bad things to yourself, and have many bad experiences. One road leads to pleasure, the other, pain... Have you ever wondered why people do things that are clearly harmful to their health? Perhaps it's because they really don't feel they have a choice. This is why the alcoholic reaches for booze, the junkie for drugs,…

feel certain that they will be happy to see me. Because my aunt invited me, I will assume that she will enjoy seeing me. To give this decision a numerical score, I will use the utilitarian calculus2, and score based on what I believe will be the pleasure or pain for all those in attendance. The utilitarian calculus was developed by philosopher Jeremy Bentham to determine which action is morally…

In this essay I plan to clearly summaries the philosophical arguments of Benedict - Morality Is Relative, Rachel - Morality Is Not Relative, Kant - The Moral Law, and Mill - Utilitarianism. All of these arguments contain different theories of human nature being swayed by laws and morality. I will categorize which arguments focus on the absolutist view, which holds that there is exactly one right answer to everything. As well as labeling which argument leaning to a more objective side, where all…

idea, happiness must be the good. We only strive for these attributes in order to make ourselves happy; thus, happiness is good (Aristotle, 2002, p. 3). Aristotle describes three lives in order to lay out the best pathway to happiness: the life of pleasure, the political life, and the contemplative life. This analysis will focus on the kinds happiness…