 Aristotle’s view of musical pleasure is far more positive. It is clear from the above that pleasure plays a role in Aristotle’s account of music’s educational value. But Aristotle also thinks that pleasure generated by music is valuable for two other reasons. First, music may provide relaxation to those that are tired from work. In this sense, the pleasure it produces is similar to that produced by eating or sleeping (Politics, 1339a-b). Second, and perhaps more interestingly, Aristotle holds that the pleasure of music should be part of a cultivated life (Politics, 1339b; for a discussion of the functions of music in Aristotle, see Lippman 1964: 130–131.)