Three Faces of Desire
Title | Three Faces of Desire PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Schroeder |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2004-08-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 019517237X |
Desires lead to actions, influence feelings, and determine what counts as a reward. Recent empirical evidence shows that these three aspects of desire stem from a common biological origin. The author reveals this common foundation and builds a striking new philosophical theory of desire that puts desire's neglected face-reward-at its core.
Three Faces of Desire
Title | Three Faces of Desire PDF eBook |
Author | Dick Higgins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 5 |
Release | 1983 |
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In Praise of Desire
Title | In Praise of Desire PDF eBook |
Author | Nomy Arpaly |
Publisher | |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0199348162 |
Joining the ancient debate over the roles of reason and appetite in the moral mind, In Praise of Desire takes the side of appetite. The book makes the claim that acting for moral reasons, acting in a praiseworthy manner, and acting out of virtue amount to nothing more than acting out of intrinsic desires for the right or the good, correctly conceived. In Praise of Desire shows that a desire-centered moral psychology can be richer than philosophers commonly think, accommodating the full complexity of moral life.
Humean Nature
Title | Humean Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Sinhababu |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2017-03-16 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0191086479 |
Neil Sinhababu defends the Humean Theory of Motivation, according to which desire drives all human action and practical reasoning. Desire motivates us to pursue its object, makes thoughts of its object pleasant or unpleasant, focuses attention on its object, and is amplified by vivid representations of its object. These aspects of desire explain a vast range of psychological phenomena - why motivation often accompanies moral belief, how intentions shape our planning, how we exercise willpower, what it is to be a human self, how we express our emotions in action, why we procrastinate, and what we daydream about. Some philosophers regard such phenomena as troublesome for the Humean Theory, but the properties of desire help Humeans provide simpler and better explanations of these phenomena than their opponents can. The success of the Humean Theory in explaining a wide range of folk-psychological and experimental data, including those that its opponents cite in counterexamples, suggest that it is true. And the Humean Theory has revolutionary consequences for ethics, suggesting that moral judgments are beliefs about what feelings like guilt, admiration, and hope accurately represent in objective reality.
Desire and Human Flourishing
Title | Desire and Human Flourishing PDF eBook |
Author | Magdalena Bosch |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2020-07-23 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 3030470016 |
This book discusses the concept of desire as a positive factor in human growth and flourishing. All human decision-making is preceded by some kind of desire, and we act upon desires by either rejecting or following them. It argues that our views on and expressions of desire in various facets of life and through time have differed according to how human beings are taught to desire. Therefore, the concept has tremendous potential to affect human beings positively and to enable personal growth. Though excellent research has been done on the concepts of flourishing, character education and positive psychology, no other work has linked the concept of desire to all of these topics. Featuring key references, explanations of central concepts, and significant practical applications of desire to various fields of human thought and action, the book will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of positive psychology, positive education, moral philosophy, and virtue ethics.
Outwitting the Devil
Title | Outwitting the Devil PDF eBook |
Author | Napoleon Hill |
Publisher | Sharon Lechter |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN |
Originally written in 1938 but never published due to its controversial nature, an insightful guide reveals the seven principles of good that will allow anyone to triumph over the obstacles that must be faced in reaching personal goals.
Scandalous Desires
Title | Scandalous Desires PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Hoyt |
Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2011-10-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 160941912X |
CAN A PIRATE LEARN . . . River pirate "Charming" Mickey O'Connor has lifted himself from the depths of the slums to be the king of St. Giles. Anything he wants he gets-with one exception. Silence Hollingbrook has been haunting his dreams ever since she spent a single night in his bed. THAT THE ONLY TRUE TREASURE . . . Once Silence was willing to sacrifice anything to save the man she loved. Now a widow, she's finally found peace when Charming Mickey comes storming back into her life with an offer she can't refuse. But this time she won't be the only one paying the price for his sins. LIES IN A WOMAN'S HEART? When his past comes back to torment him, Mickey must keep Silence safe from a merciless enemy, while wrestling with the delicious hold this widow has on his heart. And in the face of mounting danger, both will have to surrender to something even more terrifying . . . true love.