Pain is bad. It’s unpleasant to trip over and hurt your knees or be heartbroken by a breakup. These experiences are bad, and everyone would agree. But, there are disagreements among thinkers on the question of why pain is bad. The simplest answer comes from dolorists. Dolorism is a philosophical theory that is parallel to […]
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