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Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad....

of something. Pleasure contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. Discussions within hedonism usually focus more on pleasure, but...

Epicurus believed that the greatest good was to seek modest, sustainable pleasure in the form of a state of ataraxia (tranquility and freedom from fear) and...

of American freedom that he was only free to take pleasure in something he possessed." An abrupt change in the narrative finds Hemings leaving Jefferson...

Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by the English post-punk band Joy Division, released on 15 June 1979, by Factory Records. The album was recorded...

amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun". The term recreation appears to have been used in English first in the late 14th century, first in the sense...

Prioritise Pleasure is the second studio album by the British musician Self Esteem, aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor, released on 22 October 2021. Most of the album...

just any tendency or habit but something that influences what causes pleasure or pain. A virtuous person feels pleasure when they perform the most beautiful...

experienced as something which is immediately added to our consciousness. On the other hand, pleasure is only ever negative, which means it only takes away something...

its storylines. However, some critics described the series as a "guilty pleasure" and acknowledged the family's success. Despite its negative reviews, Keeping...

The Pleasure Garden is a 1926 British-German silent drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his feature film directorial debut. Based on the 1923 novel...

The Pleasure Principle is the debut solo studio album by the English new wave musician Gary Numan, released on 7 September 1979 by Beggars Banquet Records...

as something belonging to the past ... the compulsion to repeat the events of his childhood in the transference evidently disregards the pleasure principle...

desire presents its object in a favorable light, as something that appears to be good. Besides causing actions and pleasures, desires also have various...

hypothesis of a compulsion to repeat—something that would seem more primitive, more elementary, more instinctual than the pleasure principle which it over-rides"...

pill" or remaining in the contented experience of ordinary reality with the "blue pill" (i.e. the reality principle or the pleasure principle). The terms...

practice. When used in the context of dominance and submission, the dominant partner is often encouraged to prioritize their own sexual pleasure over that of...

Hedonic motivation refers to the influence of a person's pleasure and pain receptors on their willingness to move towards a goal or away from a threat...

moved." He continued, "By the end, Something New delivers all the usual pleasures of a love story, and something more. The movie respects its subject...

messaging systems. In other cases, it can be intensely physical, sometimes crossing into sadomasochism. In D/s, both parties take pleasure or erotic enjoyment...