Three Faces of Desire.
To desire something is a condition familiar to everyone. It is uncontroversial that desiring has something to do with motivation, something to do with pleasure, and something to do with reward. Call these "the three faces of desire." The standard philosophical theory at present holds that...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Philosophy of mind series.
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| Summary: | To desire something is a condition familiar to everyone. It is uncontroversial that desiring has something to do with motivation, something to do with pleasure, and something to do with reward. Call these "the three faces of desire." The standard philosophical theory at present holds that themotivational face of desire presents its unique essence--to desire a state of affairs is to be disposed to act so as to bring it about. A familiar but less standard account holds the hedonic face of desire to reveal to true nature of desire. In this view, to desire something is to tend to pleasureif it see. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195343625 019534362X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |