Nature of Desire
. Ed(S): Deonna, Julien A.; Lauria, Federico
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hardcover. Editor(s): Deonna, Julien A.; Lauria, Federico. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Desires matter. What are desires? Many believe that desire is a motivational state: desiring is being disposed to act. This conception aligns with the functionalist approach to desire and the standard account of desire's role in explaining action. According to a second influential approach, however, desire is first and foremost an evaluation: desiring is representing something as good. After all, we seem to desire things under the guise of the good. Which understanding of desire is more accurate? Is the guise of the good even right to assume? Should we adopt an alternative picture that emphasizes desire's deontic nature? What ... Read more
Desires matter. What are desires? Many believe that desire is a motivational state: desiring is being disposed to act. This conception aligns with the functionalist approach to desire and the standard account of desire's role in explaining action. According to a second influential approach, however, desire is first and foremost an evaluation: desiring is representing something as good. After all, we seem to desire things under the guise of the good. Which understanding of desire is more accurate? Is the guise of the good even right to assume? Should we adopt an alternative picture that emphasizes desire's deontic nature? What ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199370962
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V9780199370962
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About . Ed(S): Deonna, Julien A.; Lauria, Federico
Federico Lauria is a post-doctoral researcher at the Philosophy Department and Swiss Center for Affective Sciences of the University of Geneva and Visiting Scholar at New York University. He was recently Associate Researcher at Columbia University. His work is at the intersection of philosophy of mind, ethics, and aesthetics. More specifically, he is interested in issues in philosophy of desire ... Read more
Reviews for Nature of Desire
This anthology of essays marks a significant contribution to the literature on the under appreciated topic of desire... The editors bring together a collection of essays covering a wide range of perspectives on the notion of desire and present these as potentially competing approaches to this subject.
Martina Favaretto, Indiana University, Journal of Moral Philosophy
Martina Favaretto, Indiana University, Journal of Moral Philosophy