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   Pleas·ure-seek·ing

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   • 1. seeking amusement or enjoyment: "a selfish, pleasure-seeking young man"

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   What does it mean to do something with pleasure?

   • On Ryle’s view, this is because to do something with pleasure just is to do it wholeheartedly and with one’s absorption in it undistracted by other activities or by feelings of any kind.

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   Why do people pursue pleasure?

   • Pleasure presents as good and attractive – itself, when it comes to our notice, and all else that appears aglow in its light. This suggests simple explanations both of why people pursue pleasure and why there are reasons to do so.

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   Is pleasure an occurrence in experience?

   • His largest collection of considerations against the view that pleasure is an occurrence in experience, mainly at pp. 58–61. Some strong claims taken by followers to be obvious and based on ordinary English usage may, perhaps, be traced to other sources. That pleasure is inseparable from its object (p.

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   Is pleasure a process?

   • The relevant Aristotelian view is that pleasure is not a process but an activity that, like seeing, is complete in each of its (experiential?) moments.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HedonismHedonism - Wikipedia

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   Aesthetic hedonism is the influential view in the field of aesthetics that beauty or aesthetic value can be defined in terms of pleasure, e.g. that for an object to be beautiful is for it to cause pleasure or that the experience of beauty is always accompanied by pleasure.

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4. www.oed.com › dictionary › pleasure-seeking_npleasure-seeking, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   What does the noun pleasure-seeking mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun pleasure-seeking . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › pleasure-seekingPLEASURE-SEEKING definition in American English | Collins ...

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   6 days ago · (ˈplɛʒəˌsiːkɪŋ ) adjective. 1. always looking for pleasure. She was an icon of the Swinging Sixties, a pleasure-seeking party girl seen at every society bash and living in the Caribbean. noun. 2. the quality of always looking for pleasure.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › pleasure-seekingPLEASURE-SEEKING - Find out everything about this English ...

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   Definitions of 'pleasure-seeking' 1. always looking for pleasure. [...] 2. the quality of always looking for pleasure. [...] Synonyms of 'pleasure-seeking' • hedonism, gratification, sensuality, self-indulgence [...] Examples of 'pleasure-seeking' in a sentence.

7. philosophyterms.com › hedonismHedonism: Explanation and Examples

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   To an ascetic, indulging in pleasure is a kind of weakness and distraction that would prevent them living up to their spiritual values and attaining their spiritual goals—usually being selfless, without desires, reaching the highest levels of meditation, and serving others purely.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › pleasure-seekingPLEASURE-SEEKING - 24 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to pleasure-seeking. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of pleasure-seeking. VOLUPTUOUS. Synonyms. voluptuous. sensual. pleasure-loving. self-indulgent. hedonistic. sybaritic. erotic. sexual. wanton. fleshly. carnal. licentious. lascivious. lustful.

9. plato.stanford.edu › entries › pleasurePleasure (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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   Nov 23, 2005 · Pleasure. First published Wed Nov 23, 2005; substantive revision Fri Jun 17, 2016. Pleasure, in the inclusive usages important in thought about well-being, experience, and mind, includes the affective positivity of all joy, gladness, liking, and enjoyment – all our feeling good or happy.