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Ins: Pleasures and Pains - how measured


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Pleasures and Pains - how measured


No 1.

Ins: From p. 1 Under the article of value every the observation that
can be made with regard to pleasure, applies equally
to pain: after this notice, to save words, I shall
all along make mention only of pleasure.

The Limit in indifference
The limit of the quantity of a pleasure in respect
of intensity on the side this side of diminution in a state
of indifference : the degree of intensity possessed by
that pleasure which is the faintest of any that can
be distinguished to be pleasures, may be represented by
unity: Such a degree of intensity is in every day's experience deciding as any pleasures are perceived to
be more and more intense they may be distinguished represented
by higher and higher numbers: but there
is no fixing upon any particular degree of intensity
as being the highest of which a pleasure is susceptible.

The limit of the quantity of a pleasure in
respect of duration is the least portion of duration that
can be assigned distinguished: suppose a moment. If then a moment
be later for the least portion of time that is distinguishable,
it is certain that no pleasure, to exist at
all, can be last for less than a moment. Such a
degree of duration for a pleasure is within every day's experience. But
there is no upon any particular number of moments
as being the greatest during which any pleasure
can continue.



Identifier: | JB/027/033/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 27.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

027

Main Headings

comment on the commentaries

Folio number

033

Info in main headings field

pleasures and pains - how measured

Image

001

Titles

no. i

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

3

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f1 / / f3 / f4

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::w [britannia with shield motif]]]

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Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

9123

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