W. D. Ross (1877-1971) on the Moral Significance of Pleasure and Pain
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 30, 2011
But when a moral being is feeling a pleasure or pain that is deserved or undeserved, or a pleasure or pain that implies a good or a bad disposition, the total fact is quite inadequately described if we say 'a sentient being is feeling pleasure, or pain'. Pleasure is good when, and only when, it is deserved.
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