tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post2766029731421991463..comments2024-03-28T13:23:50.623-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: A puzzle about desire (and other propositional attitudes)Alexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-58668016607131515082012-08-01T19:50:57.410-05:002012-08-01T19:50:57.410-05:00"Maybe what Francis desires, thus, is that hi..."Maybe what Francis desires, thus, is that his agent buy him a pound of the element named "quinium". That's a perfect coherent, though unsatisfiable, desire. (But then again, practically speaking, a pound of copernicium is also not buyable—it seems that only a few atoms have been produced.) But if that's what Francis desires, then by parity it seems that what Sam desires is that his agent buy him a pound of the element named "copernicium", rather than a pound of copernicium. But that need not at all be what Francis desires—he may not care at all what the element is named." There is one element that satisfies all appetitive states which both Sam and Francis will be totally and completely satisfied with. The good news is that more than a few atoms of this element have been made. This element originates in Latvia and it is known to the indigenous population as Aldaris. A complete description of its properties and various atomic arrangements can be found here:<br /><br />http://www.aldaris.lv/<br /><br />I can guarantee you from my own personal experience that Aldaris will satisfy all appetitive states.<br /><br />Another satisfier of appetitive states that I would like to interest Sam and Francis in is Rigas Melnais Balzams. This is another element occuring naturally in Latvia. Not only does it satisfy all appetitive states, but it will even cure what ever is wrong with you. My grandfather, when he was approaching the age of 100, loved it. A brief discription is found here:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_Black_Balsam<br /><br />and here:<br /><br />http://www.randburg.com/lv/latbalzams.html<br /><br />There is one element that some people in Latvia say exists and will totally satisfy appetitive desires but no one has been able to find it. It is called Putnu Piens and has the same atomic number in the Periodic Table of the Elements as "quinium". At one time when some one asked for something that couldn't be had, Latvians would say that they were asking for "putnu piens" (bird's milk). A google search has yielded some recipes for this substance, so I think some one may have found it after all.Dagmara Lizlovshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744785407281199347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-81419889826004994472012-07-27T18:23:12.898-05:002012-07-27T18:23:12.898-05:00Just an FYI, I am happy to be the person who wrote...Just an FYI, I am happy to be the person who wrote up a first review of your book 'The Principle Of Sufficient Reason: A Reassessment (2010) on Amazon.com<br /><br />I gave the book 5 stars of course<br /><br />Just want you to know that I will be letting others know about this great piece of writing!!!Cornell Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255210404560230404noreply@blogger.com