Before I share this quote I have to explain a bit. Kinetic happiness, or pleasure, is the type of happiness that we get from a pleasurable change of state. Katastematic pleasure is thus pleasure from undergoing no-change, or being in a state of satisfaction. If I have a stomache ache, and then it subsides, that change is kinetic happiness. Soon thereafter I enter a state of Katastematic Happiness. Okay, the quote:
"We often do seek kinetic pleasures and katastematic satisfactions of the first sort. It seems to be a natural preoccupation with us, for we invent problems to solve; we play games. If there are no challenges, we quickly invent some. We enjoy the kinetic pleasures and the katastematic satisfactions of the first sort which accompany such activities. We even endure the pains of love because of the immense kinetic pleasures and first order katastematic satisfactions which great passions promise. Yet Epicureans 'do not believe that the wise man will fall in love...'" (David B. Suits)
I have to think more about this quote. I think it is significant though. I'll probaby edit this post later.
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