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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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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Table of Contents:
- Contents; Preliminaries; 1 The Standard Theory and Its Rivals; 2 Reward and Punishment; 3 Pleasure and Displeasure; 4 The Production and Prevention of Movement; 5 Desire and Aversion; 6 Clean and Messy Theories; Appendix; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.