ABSTRACT
This paper defends the thesis that there is a relation of correspondence between desire and its object, analogous to that between belief and truth. Specifically, some events have an intrinsic organization in time, and desires can represent their object under corresponding temporal aspects. “False desire” results when these don't match. This is especially likely to occur when we confuse “consummatory” and “play” desires, and it explains some instances of the “dust and ashes” phenomenon, viz., the disappointment which sometimes attends the nominal satisfaction of our desires.
