This is one of the under-discussed pleasures of reading a biography: how we get to appreciate the irony of pre-celebrity celebrities suffering from under-appreciation.
From the start of the 14th century, Justices were appointed via letters patent made under the Great Seal, and held their appointments "under the pleasure of the King".
Or we file its so-bad-it's-goodness under "guilty pleasure," along with Hostess products and bummed smokes and other things that will eventually kill us.
"These judges are hired by the commissioner, and they serve under the pleasure of the commission, so someone may not want to rule against their bosses," Mr. Martinez said.
According to the view under consideration, pleasure itself is what matters morally, and so although A's pleasure matters qua pleasure, the moral point of view takes B's pleasure into account in just the same way, and there is nothing to regret, as there is more pleasure than there would otherwise have been.
The pursuit of happiness under the pleasure principle can easily distract us from living life on life's term.
This sense of pleasure under threat also spreads into the life of Judith Ralitzer (Fanny Ardant), a crime writer whose public success conceals an unflattering secret.
The ostensible subject of the series was Miami-Dade County police work; the real subject was the varieties of pleasure under an endless American sun.
Anyone under 35 howled with pleasure.
Asked by the left-leaning daily Libération whether his portrayal of the revolutionary mob was not deeply shocking, he replied: "I show mass murderers, the pits of society, people who killed for pleasure and under the influence of alcohol.
In these endeavours, continuous assistance was rendered by Epicurus himself, who, even when old and ill, was occupied in writing letters of admonishment, guidance, and comfort everywhere announcing his gospel of peace and, under the name of pleasure, inviting to love.
