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Of the cardinal sins, I would infer that of the two carnal sins (which are, of course, the least grievous), lust incurs less guilt than gluttony. This because 1) It is more difficult to avoid than gluttony, insofar as it brings more pleasure; and 2) It deviates less from the natural rule of a well-ordered reason.
Is there an orthodox source confirming this (I would assume so, and apologize for my lack of knowledge).
As a sidenote I find it both amusing and apt that Aristotle (followed by St. Thomas) allows for exactly two arts that produce pleasure directly: the art of cooking, and the art of the production of unguents. (From which one may infer that music and visual art are intellectual pleasures; but what about aromatics?!)
Is there an orthodox source confirming this (I would assume so, and apologize for my lack of knowledge).
As a sidenote I find it both amusing and apt that Aristotle (followed by St. Thomas) allows for exactly two arts that produce pleasure directly: the art of cooking, and the art of the production of unguents. (From which one may infer that music and visual art are intellectual pleasures; but what about aromatics?!)
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