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 … See more

Ancient Greek philosophy
Many of the Hellenistic philosophies addressed suffering.
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Artistic and literary works often engage with suffering, sometimes at great cost to their creators or performers. Be it in the tragic, comic or … See more

Suffering and pleasure are respectively the negative and positive affects, or hedonic tones, or valences that psychologists often identify as basic in our emotional lives. The … See more

The word suffering is sometimes used in the narrow sense of physical pain, but more often it refers to psychological pain, or more often yet it refers to pain in the broad sense, i.e. to any unpleasant feeling, emotion or sensation. The word pain usually refers to … See more

Suffering plays an important role in a number of religions, regarding matters such as the following: consolation or relief; moral conduct (do … See more

Social suffering, according to Arthur Kleinman and others, describes "collective and individual human suffering associated with life conditions … See more