FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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poetic elegance
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pleasure
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The word is derived from the Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, who became both renowned and infamous as the philosopher of pleasure. He taught that the good life consisted in pursuing pleasure and reducing pain, an idea that sounds both obvious and hedonistic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Taking pleasure in life is directly linked to our happiness so the task of relearning what gives us pleasure and how to deeply experience it is imperative if we want to experience more happiness. Google dictionary defines pleasure as “A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment”.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by Aristippus of Cyrene, who held the idea that pleasure is the highest good and later was revived by Jeremy Bentham.
Detailed explanation-4: -Happiness is Pleasure; all things are to be done for the sake of the pleasant feelings associated with them. False beliefs produce unnecessary pain; among them, that the gods will punish us and that death is something to be feared. More items