O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you! It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study? Pleasures...
Kalon Kalon : the neuter of the Greek adjective kalos , beautiful, fine, also admirable, noble; accompanied by the definite article ( to kalon ), for example, the beautiful (or beauty). In Greek culture, what is kalon is typically the object of...
Pleasure The concept of "pleasure" has always bulked large in thought about human motivation and human values and standards. It seems clear to most people that pleasure and enjoyment are preeminent among the things worth having and that...
Pleasure has become unfairly associated with evil and perversion due to unsound theories by people such as Freud and Nietzsche. As a result, feelings and creations have become dehumanized and unpleasurable. Pleasure, as both intellectual and physical stimulation, makes for happier humans. HUMAN...
The feeling of pleasure can be attained through a leisurely afternoon, lying down in bed with some reading materials and food. The two main types of pleasure are physical pleasure and pleasures of the mind. The pleasures of the mind are more difficult to...
From Manicures and pedicures to facials and massages, spa treatments (and the spas that house them) are often geared toward women. But what about couples? In an effort to create an experience that is equally rejuvenating for men, several destination spas have developed activities and...
The impresarios of Washington, D.C.’s tourist industry have retained a battery of image consultants to furnish a new city catchphrase, like Seattle’s brand-new “Metronatural” or Little Rock’s in-your-face “the Rock.” D.C. boosters have been making do with a soporific Ken Burns–style appositive, “the American Experience,”...
