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Single Idea 2157

[from 'The Republic' by Plato, in 22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / b. Types of pleasure ]

Full Idea

Nice smells have no preceding feeling of pain, they are very intense, and they leave no distress when they are over.

Gist of Idea

Nice smells are intensive, have no preceding pain, and no bad after-effect

Source

Plato (The Republic [c.374 BCE], 584b)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Republic', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1993], p.332


A Reaction

A nice example for extreme puritans to contemplate. Objections to enjoying nice smells seem almost inconceivable. Puritans will, I suppose, say 'slippery slope'.