Three faces of desire
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 de...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2004, 2004
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Series: | Philosophy of mind series / Philosophy of mind series
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 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 |
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Physical Description: | viii, 213 p. |
ISBN: | 9780199849987 0199849986 |