Submitted by BernardJOrtcutt t3_11jzpvr in philosophy
imperialistneonazi t1_jbwvvho wrote
Reply to comment by SvetlanaButosky in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 06, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt
Augustine’s aesthetic principle reminds us that we need the bad to see the good - in other words, suffering only exists because we have something else to compare it to, this being lesser suffering or happiness - this means that by removing all the suffering in the world you would be removing all the happiness in the world (also a classic political/philosophical debate, what is more important suffering or freedom)
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