tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post251837740985462041..comments2024-03-28T19:56:42.305-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Desire-belief theory and soft determinismAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-463135628829582502017-05-02T22:00:41.350-05:002017-05-02T22:00:41.350-05:00I think there is an equivocation but a different o...I think there is an equivocation but a different one. In the DB theory, "desire" means something like pure motivation, oomph. (It's questionable then whether we have a *theory* of motivation, but leave that aside.) In the "sometimes I do what I don't want to do" it means, or includes the idea of, pleasure, attraction, appeal. As in, "Sometimes I do what I have to do, or ought to do, rather than what I want to do." And sometimes you do it freely.<br /><br />Personally I think the idea of a theory of motivation, in intentional psychological terms, is not that promising. What there is, is a theory of practical reasons. The motivation usually but not always follows along, and the reasons for *that* are not intentional explanations.Heath Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535886546816778688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-83203816344292984432017-05-02T09:02:07.901-05:002017-05-02T09:02:07.901-05:00Very Nice Article
God bless you.Very Nice Article<br /><br />God bless you.Samarpan Thorathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06591923472022118479noreply@blogger.com