{"product_id":"the-nature-of-desire-9780199370962","title":"The Nature of Desire","description":"Desires matter. What are desires? Many believe that desire is a \u003cem\u003emotivational\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eevaluation\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003edeontic\u003c\/em\u003e nature? What do neuroscientific studies suggest? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssays in the first section of the volume are devoted to these questions, and to the puzzle of desire's essence. In the second part of the volume, essays investigate some implications that the various conceptions of desire have on a number of fundamental issues. For example, why are inconsistent desires problematic? What is desire's role in practical deliberation? How do we know what we want? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume will contribute to the emergence of a fruitful debate on a neglected, albeit crucial, dimension of the mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Federico Lauria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199370962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFederico Lauria\u003c\/strong\u003e is a post-doctoral researcher at the Philosophy Department and \u003cem\u003eSwiss Center for Affective Sciences \u003c\/em\u003eof 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 and emotions, such as self-deception, musical emotions, and epistemic emotions, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulien A. Deonna\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor in philosophy at the University of Geneva and project leader at CISA, the \u003cem\u003eSwiss Centre for Affective Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e. His research interests are in the philosophy of mind, in particular the philosophy of emotions, moral emotions and moral psychology. In addition to many articles in the area, he is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eIn Defense of Shame\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2011) and \u003cem\u003eThe Emotions: a Philosophical Introduction \u003c\/em\u003e(Routledge, 2012). He is the co-director of \u003cem\u003eThumos\u003c\/em\u003e, the Genevan philosophy research group on emotions, values and norms.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45108125892723,"sku":"9780199370962","price":215.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3d86a7b8-cc63-460b-80d1-3f95944639fa.jpg?v=1781611183","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-nature-of-desire-9780199370962","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}