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“‫السائدُ بوجهٍ عام أنّ مفهومَ مذهب اللّذة يعني نزوعًا لا أخلاقيًّا نحو حياة المتعة، إنْ لم نقُل الرذيلة. هذا، طبعًا، مجانبٌ للصواب. فأبيقور - أكبرُ منظّري اللّذة - فهِمَ الحياةَ السعيدةَ بارتيابٍ تامٍّ، إذ رأى أنّ مَن يشعُرُ باللّذة هو مَن لا يتألّم. الألم - إذًا - هو الفكرةُ الأساس لمبدأ اللّذة‬”

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