What is pleasure

Anscombe , 3 vols. III, pp. Original publication: Philosophy , 33 : 1— II, pp. Original publication: Journal of Philosophy , 64 19 : — I, pp. Original publication: Grazer Philosophische Studien , 5 : — The Blackfriars edition, vol. Also relevant is question 11 in vol. Argyle, Michael, 1st ed.

II, 7. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle, Politics. Aristotle, Protrepticus. B87 may be found in the Complete Works at p. Aristotle, Rhetoric I: 11 gives a version of the standard Platonic-Academic definition of pleasure rather than that of the ethical works listed just above. Book II: 1—11 discusses specific emotions, characterizing most as forms of pleasure and pain.

Aristotle, Topica. Armstrong, D. Ashby, F. A dopamine-pleaure interpretation lies, in part, behind the title. XIV,vi on pleasure as belonging to the Will and XIV,vii elaborating this ethically and theologically as a form of love into which is packed not only all motivation but all natural motion and a tie to the Holy Spirit of Trinitarian theology as well.

There are many editions and translations. Augustine, , De Trinitate , trans. Distinguishes affective reactions from sensory states in this discussion only of physical bodily pleasure, with reference especially to the — Anglo-American philosophical literature. Zalta ed. Bain, Alexander, , The Emotions and the Will , 3rd ed. Appleton and Co.

Bargh, John A. Zajonc , Washington: American Psychological Association. Bartolic, E. Beebe-Center, J. Summarizes and discusses results and controversies in the introspectionist academic experimental psychology of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Berridge, Craig W.

Berridge, Kent C. Contains responses to additional commentaries. Abridged and revised from Block Bolles, Robert C. Brandt, Richard B. Original publication: Harlan B.

Miller and William H. Williams, eds. Brandt , Boulder: Westview Press, pp. A reply to objections in a volume with a useful bibliography and critical papers, among which that by L. Note 39 on pp. Many of the same questions explicitly or implicitly arise: Is pleasure a distinct act? If not, what is its relation to the acts to which it belongs? What are its relations to sensation and thought? Does a conscious act always or sometimes take itself as an object in a different way from any others it has or is another act always required to reflect on or take pleasure in it?

Schneewind trans. McAlister trans. Brink, David O. Broad, C. Bruder, Gerard E. Buddhaghosa c. There have been full and partial reprintings of these sermons. Using the Augustinian language of love, he argues that self-interest the object of self-love is dependent on there being specific passions i. Cacioppo, John T. Chisholm, Roderick M. Churchland, Paul M. Cicero, de finibus bonorum et malorum On Ultimate Goods and Ills.

Clore, Gerald L. Coan, James A. Cooper, John M. See pp. Craig, A. Dalgleish, Tim and Mick J. Power eds. Damasio, Antonio R.

Now widely thought correct in its main direction, although of course dated in evidence and detail. But a great Darwin read! And Ekman brings the science almost up to date in his notes. Davidson, Richard J. Davidson and Anne Harrington, eds. An analysis in terms of beliefs about the satisfaction of desires. See Bibliography annotation to Strack, Argyle, and Schwarz Identifies the two, so the analyses of the other papers, too, apply to our subject. Depue, Richard and Paul F. Defends a dopaminergic view of all these and, in part, of positive affect as well.

Depue, Richard A. III Anthony Kenny, trans. Vrin, — Diener, Ed ed. Drevets, Wayne C. Classic paper on the relations of pleasure and motivation, by a psychologist well-versed in the history of thought about this topic generally and especially in the traditions of introspectionist psychology and phenomenology. A source for some early twentieth century psychological literature in German.

Through this paper this German literature may have influenced philosophers writing in English in the following decades, and what they found to be obvious in experience or in ordinary English. Edwards, Rem B. Ekman, Paul and Davidson, Richard J.

Ellsworth, Phoebe C. Empedocles c. Epicurus d. Gerson, eds. Original publication: Ethics , April : — Clearly reviews some main kinds of account given by twentieth century philosophers and proposes that the central kind of pleasure is a special attitude and that others are its intentional objects.

Becker and Charlotte B. Becker eds. Part of a symposium at Brown University. Findlay, J. The argument is strongly reminiscent of one used by the psychologist William McDougall e. Forgas, Joseph P. Fox, Michael D. Snyder, Justin L.

Vincent, Maurizio Corbetta, David C. Van Essen, and Marcus E. Claims there are many positive emotions, although not as well discriminated as negative ones; joy, interest contentment and love as a complex of these and others are mentioned.

Plausible but vague view that positive emotions serve to broaden attention and cognitive style, which seems to fit a broader range of phenomena than cited. While repeated in later publications, the view seems not yet to have been worked out in greater detail. Haviland, eds. Not in the 2nd ed. Scherer, Angela Schorr and Tom Johnstone, eds. Fuchs, Alan E. Gardiner, H. The most thorough historical account to date in English. Gardner, Eliot L.

Gazzaniga, Michael ed. References to recent philosophical literature on these controversial questions are provided. Glare, P. Good on etymology, too. Gosling, J. The best introductory book on pleasure, too.

Uncluttered and engagingly written, but with only a short select bibliography by way of references. The aim is to distinguish disparate uses and claims run together in the hedonist tradition, without denying the existence or importance of occurrent positive affect in our emotional or active lives.

Distinctions made in the course of the twentieth century reaction against hedonism are used to dissect hedonist claims and arguments while excesses of the ordinary language literature mentioned especially toward the end of n. A work for undergraduates that wears its wisdom and scholarship lightly while attentive to the intuitive sources and motivations of hedonism in human life.

Thorough and scholarly, but sometimes the interpretations are controversial. Gusnard, Debra A. Haber, Suzanne N. Fudge, and Nikolaus R. Claims there are distinct moral emotions reflected to differing extents in different enculturated moralities. Matilal , Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.

Harkins, Jean and Anna Wierzbicka eds. Heilman, Kenneth M. Hejmadi, Ahalya, Richard J. Psychological Science , 11 3 : — Suggests there are a plurality of basic positive affects. Requires corroboration by other methods, if additions are to be regarded as affects and as basic, rather than just as social signals; e. Heller, Wendy; Koven, Nancy S. Helm, Bennett W. Wood, T. Scott-Craig, and Bernard Gert, trans.

Contains translation of De Homine , chs. Hoebel, Bart; Rada, Pedro V. Houk, James C. Hugdahl, Kenneth and Davidson, Richard J. Hundert, E. A review of Helm a. Isen, Alice. Snyder and Shane J. Ito, Tiffany A. Izard, Carroll E. More daring in its interpretations and evolutionary speculation than the literature written for scientists. Miller, Jr. Section II, Hedonism, discusses well some options for relating pleasure and desire.

A program for getting from momentary self-reports to somethingmore. Excellent and accessible. Contains contributions from psychologists and others representing different subfields and literatures, generally more accessible than papers written for specialists. Probably the best single place to start reading scientfic literature on the subject. Kahneman, Daniel and Amos Tversky eds. Kahneman, Daniel, Wakker, Peter P. See especially, with pages in the Academy edition, referenced in the entry just below, in parentheses: p.

Adding the last of these formally to the medieval Intellect and Will may be new with him, although eighteenth century predecessors, perhaps especially J. Sulzer, came very close Gardiner, Metcalf, and Beebe Center, , ch. The relevant passage is on p. VII, pp. Katkov, G. The loving is itself part of the act of sensing at which it is directed. One suspects this may be all the reflexivity intended; Chisholm has a loving of a loving in his analysis, which seems a permissible, but not a mandatory, reading of other Brentano texts.

Katz, Leonard D. An attempt to revive and reform pleasure-centered theorizing in both areas, in the spirit of the simple picture of pleasure. Includes discussion of the ancients, utilitarians, and of neuroscience through Some points are used and some improved upon or corrected here. Short commentary on Depue and Morrone-Strupinsky by a philosopher.

VI, pp. Kirk, G. Kraye, Jill ed. Kringelbach, Morten. Kringelbach, Morten L. Berridge eds. Nordgren eds.

Lamme, Victor A. Lane, Richard D. Lane, Richard D, and Nadel, Lynn, eds. Larue, Gerald A. Many now take a less specific view of amygdala function. Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott, rev. Henry Stuart Jones, , 9th ed. Reports of the naive libertine hedonism of Yang Chu, apparently rare in extant ancient Chinese prose, are in chapter 7.

Nidditch ed. II,xx and xxi are most relevant. Long, A. I containing English translations and Vol. II containing Greek texts. Lucretius Titus Lucretius Carus, 1st c. This exposition of Epicureanism in verse is available in many editions and translations. J: Humanities.

Chapter 11 critically discusses Ryle a and b but overlooks the relevant chapter in his Madell, Geoffrey, , Philosophy, Music and Emotion. There have been several identically paginated reprint editions. But see note on his above. Robson ed. Chapter XXV, pp.

Mill, John Stuart, 1st ed. Many recent editions based on this are available. A pleased feeling; enjoyment; delight; satisfaction. One's wish, will, or choice. Gratification of the senses; sensual satisfaction. To give pleasure to, now specif. To take pleasure in. He remembered with pleasure his home and family. It was a pleasure to meet you. What is your pleasure: coffee or tea? A source of enjoyment or delight. The graceful skaters were a pleasure to watch.

Amusement, diversion, or worldly enjoyment. One's preference or wish. To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify. Our host pleasured us with his company. To take pleasure; delight. The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest.

To have sexual intercourse with. Confronted with several possible actions, we predict which will be most rewarding based on experience—weighing the pleasure of eating a chocolate chip cookie against avoiding a cavity and trip to the dentist. My body used for his hard pleasure ; a stone god gripping me in his hands.

Pleasure shoots magically in every direction like an explosion of sparks. I had the pleasure of meeting Stuart Scott several years ago. So here, for your Christmas Eve pleasure , are 20 of my favorites, 10 from the ecclesiastical division and 10 secular.

People will always scratch and save if a sudden burst of unrestrained pleasure can be purchased. A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall. Big Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure. He saw with evident pleasure the outward and visible signs of the old earl's immense wealth.

As Felipe approached, the old man's face beamed with pleasure , and he came forward totteringly, leaning on a staff in each hand. He used to walk through the park, and note with pleasure the care that his father bestowed on the gigantic property.