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Ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'What is the Basis of Moral Obligation?' and 'Phaedrus'

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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure

157	Most pleasure is release from pain, and is therefore not worthwhile [Plato]
	Full Idea: Life is not worth living for pleasures whose enjoyment entirely depends on previous sensation of pain, like almost all physical pleasures.
	From: Plato (Phaedrus [c.366 BCE], 258e)
	A reaction: Eating exotic food which is hard to obtain? (Pay someone to obtain it). Rock climbing. Training for sport.