tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post1733281138299390213..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Pain and Pleasure (H1)Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-88412958756368990792016-09-15T12:29:25.517-05:002016-09-15T12:29:25.517-05:00its the whole concept that love and hate are oppos...its the whole concept that love and hate are opposite feelings, but really how opposite are they? Pleasure and pain go hand in hand just as love and hate are not completely black and whiteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191100749128911874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-7043532567831112192016-09-15T09:42:39.270-05:002016-09-15T09:42:39.270-05:00I agree with you that the two sensory elements of ...I agree with you that the two sensory elements of pain and pleasure are not possible without one another. The first time I read what Epicurus said, I didn't even question it, but I do think your explanation that pleasure can only be experienced in regard to the lack of pain. You cannot truly appreciate pleasure without the experience of it's contrast. However, I do think Epicurus sees it in his way because he was so ill during his life. He was in pain so frequently that I'm sure it decreased his threshold of pleasure by a considerable amount. To him, perhaps the lack of pain was ,in a sense, pleasurable because it was relief from his usual state.Mikaela Cherfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011535883712776062noreply@blogger.com