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Leibniz on Intellectual Pleasure, Perception of Perfection, and Power
Theoria ( IF 0.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 , DOI: 10.1111/theo.12295
Saja Parvizian 1
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Leibniz is unclear about the nature of pleasure. In some texts, he describes pleasure as a perception of perfection, while in other texts he describes pleasure as being caused by a perception of perfection. In this article, I disambiguate two senses of “perception of perfection”, which clarifies Leibniz's considered position. I argue that pleasure is a perception of an increase in a substance's power which is caused by a substance's knowledge of a perfection of the universe or God. This reading helps clarify the nature of Leibnizian happiness. Happiness is a cognitive process (akin to a mood), constituted fundamentally out of pleasure, which is grounded in increases in a substance's power. A rational substance will sustain its happiness so long as it is more powerful than it is weak, and it is engaging in activities that increase its power.

中文翻译:

莱布尼茨论智力愉悦、完美感和权力

莱布尼茨不清楚快乐的本质。在一些文章中,他描述的快感作为知觉完美,而在其他文字描述他的快乐所引起的完美的感觉。在这篇文章中,我消除了“完美感”的两种含义,阐明了莱布尼茨的深思熟虑的立场。我认为,快乐是的看法增加物质的权力是由一种物质造成一个完美的知识宇宙或上帝。这种解读有助于阐明莱布尼茨式幸福的本质。幸福是一个认知过程(类似于心情),从根本上是由快乐构成的,快乐是基于物质力量的增加。一个理性的实体,只要它的力量大于它的弱点,它就会维持它的幸福,并且它正在从事增加其力量的活动。
更新日期:2021-01-26
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