One essay claims that theories of this concept must apply to beings whose minds are made of hydraulic pumps and men who cross their legs and snap when exercising on an empty stomach. Ninian Smart criticized a theory that prioritizes this concept with the example of a "benevolent world-exploder." The absence of this concept is good but the absence of its opposite is not necessarily bad, according to David Benatar’s asymmetry argument. Public policy should prioritize this concept according to a (*) “negative” theory developed by Karl Popper. David Lewis defended a theory of mind he developed with D. M. Armstrong in a paper on the "Mad" and "Martian" forms of this concept. This concept is to be avoided according to the felicific calculus laid out in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. For 10 points, name this sensation that is generally avoided by hedonists. ■END■
ANSWER: pain [accept suffering; accept Mad Pain and Martian Pain]
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