{"product_id":"nature-of-desire-federico-lauria-9780199370962","title":"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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Federico Lauria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199370966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199370962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Federico Lauria","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46172928377087,"sku":"9780199370962","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_637eb197-a9bd-47a8-a57d-78762f70daf0.jpg?v=1727179504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nature-of-desire-federico-lauria-9780199370962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}