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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.

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Box	027	Main Headings	comment on the commentaries
Folio number	033	Info in main headings field	pleasures and pains - how measured
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