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Finally, toward the end of the Symposium, Socrates speaks, giving an accurate account of love and the correct use of Eros. He opposes all of the other speakers and says that love is not all about our pleasure and sexual deviances, but to either impregnate the body and give life, or to impregnate the soul and pass on knowledge. Socrates speaks as if Eros is a love for the other person, to love someone so much that you want to enter into a bond that results in child rearing or a love for mankind

Here is where I must depart from Locke and his theory of determination of the will according to pain and pleasure. I think this is a difficult notion to be comfortable with and it should be. To use the formula of pleasure minus pain equals happiness is in direct conflict with Christian teachings and the common good of all people. Locke, being a self-proclaimed Christian, is becoming less and less Christian-like as this book progresses, and I agree with Chappell when she stated that he was an egotist

most reasonable answer. In this essay, I will begin by explaining Epicurus’ hedonistic view, I will then explain why Plato dissents, and then I will finish off by explaining why I believe Epicurus’ idea is more reasonable. Hedonism- the idea that pleasure is the greatest good, was the ethical theory used by Epicurus to show us how to live a happy life. A prominent belief of his was that we needed to master our desires. To do this, we must first understand our desires and where they come from. This

decided to act deaf and mute. This plan of his works perfectly and he was hired as a gardener. When some of the younger nuns noticed that Masetto was a good-looking man, they considered having their way with him. The nuns had only heard about the pleasures and wanted to experience for themselves. They thought this mute gardener would be the perfect person to try these pleasurable experiences on, because he would not be able to tell anyone

Theory According to Berger, (1997) that the most centrally of trauma definition is in Freud’s text, the term trauma is understood as a wound inflicted not upon the body but upon the mind; however, what appears to be suggested by Freud in Beyond the Pleasure Principle is that the wound of the mind the breach in the mind’s experience of time; therefore, not available to consciousness until it imposes itself again, repeatedly, in the nightmares and repetitive actions of the survivor. Therefore, after

Reading Assignment Sasha Jade McGinley PHI110 (SP2 2013) Open Universities ID: 516616 Macquarie University ID: 43388965 “Letter to Menoeceus” Word Count: 963 Reading 1: Epicurus, “Letter to Menoeceus,” p. 49-50. What argument does he provide for why we should not fear death? What is the ethical purpose of this argument for how we should live our lives? Do you agree with Epicurus’s views? Why or why not? ------------------------------------------------- Epicurus was a hedonist

“Utilitarianism.” Most people refer to it when comparing between wrong and right in a restricted manner that is divergent to pleasure. The opponents of utilitarianism often attach everything with the element of pleasure; thus, contributing to denouncing the theory. However, the proponents of the theory of utilitarianism such as Epicurus and Bentham asserted that it was pleasure in itself and the exclusion of pain. Therefore, the morality principle of utility, which is also referred to as the greatest

some pleasures are higher than others? What would you consider higher and lower pleasures? Mental pleasures are intrinsically superior to physical pleasures, as well as circumstantially. The evidence Mill appeals to in support of his claim that there are different kinds of pleasures and that some are superior to others is the experience of mankind. Those who are acquainted with both sorts of pleasures do prefer the higher pleasures. (P.10) I can somewhat agree with Mills that some pleasures can be

destructive and addicting, despite the momentary pleasure it may bring to the user. Pleasure is the basis for one of the main ethical theories, hedonism. As one of the simplest ethical theories, it is probably the best place to begin our examination. Hedonism is one of the oldest of philosophical theories, dating back to the ancient Greeks. As Schafer-Landau (2015) explained, “Epicurus (341-270 BCE), the first great hedonist, argued that pleasure was the only thing

or satisfaction one gets from something (Mossier, 2013). Happiness comes in many levels of preference. However, the downside to utilitarianism is identifying different levels of pleasure. Identifying different levels of pleasure can be counteracted by an irrespective feelings to a moral obligation making the pleasure more desirable (Mills, 2008). Utilitarian is not the agent’s own greatest happiness, but the greatest amount of happiness altogether. One of the most important social roles is conscious