A similar response, of having pleasure constitutively include a self-referential liking intrinsic to itself, was suggested by David Bengtsson, "The Intrinsic Value of Pleasure Experiences", Lund Phlosophy Reports, 2003 1, pp. 29-61, at pp. 35, 43, 45 (http://www.fil.lu.se/files/prodok54.pdf [if this fails, do a Google search and follow the link to this web page]).
Early domestication of the cat was probably the result of the pleasure experienced from keeping this animal.
We are talking about movies that exploit the excitement and pleasure experienced in the pain of witnessing violence effected by, or received by, a surrogate on the screen.
The National Ecosystem Assessment NEAaimsims to put a price on the hidden value of Britain's natural heritage, from marine fisheries and species diversity to the pleasure experienced when walking along a sandy beach.
The right proportion of a few masterpieces strewn amid overall high quality displays, and the harmonious distribution of the galleries which preserves a human scale, accounts for the pleasure experienced by visitors.
What both artists describe is the trouble and the pleasure experienced by people who might be classified as unmanly: gay men, women, and, in Hval's case, the rare straight man who "dares stay soft".
The pleasure experienced during some manic episodes may render some individuals reluctant to adhere to medications that reduce these 'highs'highs
These tourists are fishing also -- not for the fruit of the sea, but for pleasure, experience, thrills, relaxation.
Interestingly, the degree of pleasure experienced from an excerpt was most strongly correlated with felt arousal (r = .53, p<.001), followed by felt valence (r = .39, p<.001).
Additional support comes from our finding that the number and intensity of chills contribute significantly to the overall pleasure experienced from the musical excerpt, with the latter being a stronger predictor.
Thus, these findings suggest that identifying specific patterns of psychophysiological activity associated with musical emotions is complicated by highly individualized top-down processes involving the degree of pleasure experienced in response to a piece of music.
