ABSTRACT

This volume marks the coming into its own of a discipline in philosophy: theory of desire. It presents discussions whose primary focus is on desire, with secondary mention of its implications for ethics, action, emotion, mind, and so forth.

chapter 2|24 pages

The Ambiguous Limits of Desire

chapter 3|20 pages

The Two Senses of Desire

chapter 4|18 pages

Desire and Time

chapter 5|14 pages

The Circle of Desire

chapter 6|18 pages

Actions, Emotions, and Desires

chapter 8|26 pages

Defining Desire

chapter 10|20 pages

Akrasia and the Object of Desire

chapter 11|16 pages

Emotions and Wants