The metaphysics of desire and dispositions

Publication Title

Philosophy Compass

Document Type

Article

Department or Program

Philosophy

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

There seems to be some kind of close relationship between desires and behavioral dispositions. While a popular view about the nature of desire is that it essentially involves dispositions towards action, there do seem to be pressing objections to this view. However, recent work on dispositional properties potentially undermines some of the metaphysical assumptions that lie beneath these objections. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Original version is available from the publisher at: https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12143

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