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Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.
For example, the appropriateness of using opiates is contingent on suffering extreme pain. To justify the recreational use of opiates by referring to a cancer patient or to justify arresting said patient by comparing him to the recreational user would be a dicto simpliciter. dictum factum: what is said is done
it is ungenerous to hold resentment toward the dead. Quote from the Aeneid, III 13-68. parens patriae: parent of the nation: A public policy requiring courts to protect the best interests of any child involved in a lawsuit. See also Pater Patriae. pari passu: with equal step: Thus, "moving together", "simultaneously", etc.
But all striving, Schopenhauer argues, involves suffering. Thus, he concludes that suffering is unavoidable and inherent to existence. Given this, he says that the balance of good and bad is on the whole negative. [13] [28]: 9–10 There are a couple of reasons why suffering is a fundamental aspect of life: [27] [28]: 9–10
Duḥkha (/ ˈ d uː k ə /)(Sanskrit: दुःख; Pali: dukkha), "suffering", "pain," "unease," "unsatisfactoriness," is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning depends on the context, and may refer more specifically to the "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of craving for and grasping after transient 'things ...
“To this day I use the phrase 'pain and suffering' inside our company with great glee,” he added. “I mean that in a happy way because you want to refine the character of your company.” ...
For example, when the body is hungry, the pleasure of rewarding food to one-self restores the body back to a balanced state of replenished energy. Like so, this can also be applied to pain, because the ability to perceive pain enhances both avoidance and defensive mechanisms that were, and still are, necessary for survival. [5]
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