Lecture

War Experiences: Pain and Survival

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HUM-324: China, Korea and Japan after World War II

Le cours examine l'évolution des pays d'Asie orientale durant la période de la Guerre froide: la victoire du parti communiste en Chine, la reconstruction et la seconde modernisation du Japon ainsi que les guerres de Corée et, si le temps le permet, du Viet ...

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This lecture discusses the harrowing experiences of individuals during wartime, focusing on the emotional and physical toll of conflict. It begins with a description of people being brought together in distressing circumstances, highlighting the trauma associated with witnessing death and suffering. The instructor shares poignant quotes that reflect the desperation and pain felt by those affected, including a plea for relief from suffering. The narrative emphasizes the harsh realities of war, where survival can be seen as a blessing amidst chaos. The lecture concludes with a brief mention of a hospital experience, underscoring the aftermath of conflict and the ongoing struggles faced by survivors.

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Suffering

Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, may be an experience of unpleasantness or aversion, possibly associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual. Suffering is the basic element that makes up the negative valence of affective phenomena. The opposite of suffering is pleasure or happiness. Suffering is often categorized as physical or mental. It may come in all degrees of intensity, from mild to intolerable. Factors of duration and frequency of occurrence usually compound that of intensity.

Wild animal suffering

Wild animal suffering is the suffering experienced by nonhuman animals living outside of direct human control, due to harms such as disease, injury, parasitism, starvation and malnutrition, dehydration, weather conditions, natural disasters, and killings by other animals, as well as psychological stress. Some estimates indicate that these individual animals make up the vast majority of animals in existence.

Suffering-focused ethics

Suffering-focused ethics are those positions in ethics that give moral priority to the reduction of suffering. This means that they give greater weight to the reduction of suffering than to the promotion of pleasure, happiness, or to other things that one might consider valuable. According to some suffering-focused ethics, humans should concentrate exclusively on reducing preventable suffering. Other views can include additional features, such as the prevention of other disvalues or the promotion of other positive values, while giving priority to reducing preventable suffering over them.

Eradication of suffering

The eradication or abolition of suffering is the concept of using biotechnology to create a permanent absence of involuntary pain and suffering in all sentient beings. The discovery of modern anesthesia in the 19th century was an early breakthrough in the elimination of pain during surgery, but acceptance was not universal. Some medical practitioners at the time believed that anesthesia was an artificial and harmful intervention in the body's natural response to injury.

Pain

Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage." Pain motivates organisms to withdraw from damaging situations, to protect a damaged body part while it heals, and to avoid similar experiences in the future.

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