The Five Levels of Pleasure

[pierreyves]

Est-ce que quelqu'un sait dire si le domaine considéré dans l'article ci-dessous est couvert d'une façon ou d'une autre par l'Objectivisme ?

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There are five different levels of pleasure -- each a class unto itself.

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Each of these five classes of pleasures is so unique that you cannot exchange 10 units of fifth class pleasure for even one unit of fourth class pleasure. If you were starving, would you trade a good meal for a sky view of Manhattan? Would you trade the love of your life for a beach front home on the Riviera?

One pleasure cannot be measured against another. So how do you assign a value to any given pleasure?Imagine pleasure as horsepower. Pleasure gives you energy. If you have pleasure, you are raring to go with the confidence to tackle difficult jobs. You can put up with a lot of aggravation, because the power you get from pleasure propels you.

In trying to evaluate the worth of a given pleasure, ask yourself: When I eat ice cream, how much pleasure, how much energy, do I get from it? If I listen to music, how much energy do I get? If I love someone, how energized does that make me feel? Is that more, or less, than eating an ice cream cone? That's a rational way of measuring it.

[pierreyves]

Est-ce que quelqu'un sait dire si le domaine considéré dans l'article ci-dessous est couvert d'une façon ou d'une autre par l'Objectivisme ?

http://eur-livelink.europe.nortel.com/live…&viewType=1

Bon, il semble qu'il n'y a pas énormément de matériel Objectiviste sur ce sujet. J'ai trouvé ça:

"For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality."

Nathaniel Branden