The term "asceticism" derives from the Greek "askesis" (meaning "practice", "training" or "exercise"), and it was originally associated with any form of disciplined practice. In ancient Greek society, warriors and athletes often applied the discipline of askesis to attain optimal bodily fitness...
The term Women’s Studies refers to research covering female existence, with women being studied both as acting subjects and described objects. Using bio-social femaleness as the main analytical category, Women’s Studies focus on human genderedness. This interaction between biologically determined sex...
A decided pleasure … as sweet as returning soldiers sometimes admit the act of killing to be —John Updike The simile from Updike’s novel,Roger’s Version,refers to the pleasure of affronting public opinion. Enjoyed [the difficulties of a job] … as a good fighter loves a battle —Frank...
A decided pleasure … as sweet as returning soldiers sometimes admit the act of killing to be —John Updike The simile from Updike’s novel,Roger’s Version,refers to the pleasure of affronting public opinion. Enjoyed [the difficulties of a job] … as a good fighter loves a battle —Frank...
【苦行主义原理及其批判】苦行主义赞同趋向于减少幸福的行动,反对趋向于增加幸福的行动(By the principle of asceticism I mean that principle, which, like the principle of utility, approves or disapproves of any action, according to the tendency which it appears to have to augment or diminish the happ...
Answer to: How did Stoics define happiness? a. The pursuit of pleasure b. Living in accordance with nature c. Self-denial d. Accumulating...
”[viii]Instead of looking at material objects, you gaze up though the opening, taking in the sky’s color and light during the day and the stars at night. Over time this perceptual asceticism, screening out the world of things, quiets and deepens the eye, making it more receptive to ...
In keeping with my mood of asceticism, I recently deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts. Unlike the birds who used to sing outside my window, FB and IG will not be mourned. I feel light as I step through life with a new red pedometer safety-pinned to my leggings (the pedometer ...
To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify:Our host pleasured us with his company. v.intr. 1.To take pleasure; delight:The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest. 2.To go in search of pleasure or enjoyment. Idiom:
nounabstention,continence,temperance,self-denial,self-restraint,forbearance,refraining,avoidance,moderation,sobriety,asceticism,teetotalism,abstemiousness,sobernesssix months of abstinence abandon,excess,indulgence,self-indulgence,gluttony,acquisitiveness,wantonness,covetousness,greediness ...