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Pleasure and Suffering

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Difference between Pleasure and Suffering

Pleasure vs. Suffering

Pleasure is a broad class of mental states that humans and other animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or worth seeking. Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, may be an experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual.

Similarities between Pleasure and Suffering

Pleasure and Suffering have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Affect (psychology), Arthur Schopenhauer, Emotion, Epicurus, Happiness, Hedonism, Hygiene, Pain and pleasure, Sadomasochism, Utilitarianism.

Affect (psychology)

Affect is a concept used in psychology to describe the experience of feeling or emotion.

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Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher.

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Emotion

Emotion is any conscious experience characterized by intense mental activity and a certain degree of pleasure or displeasure.

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Epicurus

Epicurus (Ἐπίκουρος, Epíkouros, "ally, comrade"; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded a school of philosophy now called Epicureanism.

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Happiness

In psychology, happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.

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Hedonism

Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that the pursuit of pleasure and intrinsic goods are the primary or most important goals of human life.

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Hygiene

Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.

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Pain and pleasure

Some philosophers, such as Jeremy Bentham, Baruch Spinoza, and Descartes, have hypothesized that the feelings of pain (or suffering) and pleasure are part of a continuum.

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Sadomasochism

Sadomasochism is the giving or receiving pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation.

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Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility.

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Pleasure and Suffering Comparison

Pleasure has 43 relations, while Suffering has 204. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 4.05% = 10 / (43 + 204).

References

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