Erotic arousal and desire to please are inseparably linked

Evidence

Whatever I may happen to desire, I shall feel pleasure in obtaining it; but as a rule the pleasure is due to the desire, not the desire to the pleasure. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2231 (#expands, via linked claim)

In themselves the two fictitious entities, Action and Passion, are not only correspondent, but inseparable. No action without passion – no passion without action; – no action on the one part without passion on the other. — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 438 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Pleasure follows from desire rather than desire being caused by pleasure — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2231; Action and passion are inseparable reciprocal effects — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 438; Transformation of consciousness depends on the erotic in the classroom

Broader Connections

• Pleasure follows from desire rather than desire being caused by pleasure #expands (0.78) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2231
• Action and passion are inseparable reciprocal effects #expands (0.75) — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 438