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Of whatever nature a Pleasure be: a
Pleasure of the Body, or a Pleasure of the
mind: [] a pleasure of enjoyment, a
pleasure of possession, or a pleasure of expectation:
a pleasure of the concupiscible appetite,
or a pleasure of the irascible, if it exist, two things
if it exist, it must exist under two dimensions it must possess: It must have intensity, and
it must have continuance duration: the result product
of both may be called it's magnitude. Tis the Cause that is the Bond of connection between Pleasures & Pleasures between sensation and sensation
What we shall have to say of any pleasure in the
present chapter will be found equally to belong
to all: and as it is the same with respect
to Pain. and so is it with Pains.
2.
Intensity
A pleasure of compared with an other an other
pleasures or with pains, is either long or faint
short. intense or slight faint. so hence we have to speak of it's
intensity.
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3.
Duration
Again, the time it lasts it is either of long or short: continuance hence we
have to consider it's duration.
4.
Belong to all
This is the case with every pleasure: to exist
it must possess two things: it must possess
intensity: it must possess duration.
5.
Dimensions of Body
Body to exist, must in like manner possess
three things. Length, breadth and thickness.
under these it is contained: by these it is comprized: these constitute it's
magnitude: in respect of these it is said to be great or small:
by these it is measured: Mathematicians call them it's dimensions.
"Dimensions" comes from "dimetion".
Dimetion" is to measure.
6.
Dimensions of Pleasure.
Of Mathematicians Let us borrow of them their term appellation: and let us say.
Pleasure also is comprized exists under two dimensions: intensity
and duration.
7.
Number
Thus much far with respect to Pleasure consider'd
in single persons: but we have to consider
it in a State. A State consists of a number
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of persons: In a State therefore it takes
a third dimension: namely, the dimension, I mean that of Number.
8.
Happiness.
Pleasure in a State will no longer bear
that name: it takes the name of Happiness.
We say speak of the Pleasure, as well as
the happiness of a man: we never the
say the pleasure; but we say always the happiness
of a State.
9.
The like of Pains
Thus much concerning Whatever has been said
concerning
Pleasures: may be alike said [equally] concerning
Pains.
10.
Unhappiness.
As Pleasure in a State is termed takes the name of "Happiness";
so is does Pain in a State, that of "Unhappiness".
11.
Thus much concerning Pleasure and Pain
in themselves, without regard not regarding to the means
or causes by in which they are produced. A Cause is the action of an Instrument in action
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Pleasure never consider'd but with it's Cause.
Of the Pleasures and Pains that we taste
during life, of all a great part are produced by
causes that are in our power: tis such
only that it is of any use for us to consider,
tis such only that the in making Laws we
can consider. Tis not by bare willing, by
bare volition, that a Legislator produces pain
or pleasure in another man: tis not by
bare volition that a man produces pleasure
even in himself: it is by the application means
of some cause, by application of some or instrument: hence
it is that to the consideration of any pleasure becomes + + invariably necessarily complicated with that of its cause.
inseparable that of it's cause.
When a Legislator or any other man has produced in a man caused a man to possess
what is commonly found to be a cause instrument of
pleasure, he is reputed to have produced
that pleasure in him of which it is the cause. instrument.
what those causes instruments are we have already seen. Tis all that he can do for him: & it is enough.
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