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Full Idea
He gives his body up to pleasure, but not his soul.
Gist of Idea
He gives his body up to pleasure, but not his soul
Source
Joseph Joubert (Notebooks [1800], 1799)
Book Ref
Joubert,Joseph: 'Notebooks', ed/tr. Auster,Paul [nyrb 2005], p.51
A Reaction
A rather crucial distinction in the world of hedonism. There seems something sincere about someone who pursues pleasure body and soul, and something fractured about the pursuit of pleasure without real commitment. The split seems possible.