Thinking Without Desire
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Humean Nature
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Author : Neil Sinhababu
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-16
Humean Nature written by Neil Sinhababu and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-16 with Philosophy categories.
Neil Sinhababu defends the Humean Theory of Motivation, according to which desire drives all human action and practical reasoning. Desire motivates us to pursue its object, makes thoughts of its object pleasant or unpleasant, focuses attention on its object, and is amplified by vivid representations of its object. These aspects of desire explain a vast range of psychological phenomena - why motivation often accompanies moral belief, how intentions shape our planning, how we exercise willpower, what it is to be a human self, how we express our emotions in action, why we procrastinate, and what we daydream about. Some philosophers regard such phenomena as troublesome for the Humean Theory, but the properties of desire help Humeans provide simpler and better explanations of these phenomena than their opponents can. The success of the Humean Theory in explaining a wide range of folk-psychological and experimental data, including those that its opponents cite in counterexamples, suggest that it is true. And the Humean Theory has revolutionary consequences for ethics, suggesting that moral judgments are beliefs about what feelings like guilt, admiration, and hope accurately represent in objective reality.
Thinking Without Thinking In The Victorian Novel
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Author : Vanessa L. Ryan
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2012-06-07
Thinking Without Thinking In The Victorian Novel written by Vanessa L. Ryan and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Thinking without Thinking in the Victorian Novel, Vanessa L. Ryan demonstrates how both the form and the experience of reading novels played an important role in ongoing debates about the nature of consciousness during the Victorian era. Revolutionary developments in science during the mid- and late nineteenth century—including the discoveries and writings of Herbert Spencer, William Carpenter, and George Henry Lewes—had a vital impact on fiction writers of the time. Wilkie Collins, George Eliot, George Meredith, and Henry James read contributions in what we now call cognitive science that asked, "what is the mind?" These Victorian fiction writers took a crucial step, asking how we experience our minds, how that experience relates to our behavior and questions of responsibility, how we can gain control over our mental reflexes, and finally how fiction plays a special role in understanding and training our minds. Victorian fiction writers focus not only on the question of how the mind works but also on how it seems to work and how we ought to make it work. Ryan shows how the novelistic emphasis on dynamic processes and functions—on the activity of the mind, rather than its structure or essence—can also be seen in some of the most exciting and comprehensive scientific revisions of the understanding of "thinking" in the Victorian period. This book studies the way in which the mind in the nineteenth-century view is embedded not just in the body but also in behavior, in social structures, and finally in fiction.
Thinking About The Emotions
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Author : Alix Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-05-26
Thinking About The Emotions written by Alix Cohen and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-26 with Philosophy categories.
Philosophical reflection on the emotions has a long history stretching back to classical Greek thought, even though at times philosophers have marginalized or denigrated them in favour of reason. Fourteen leading philosophers here offer a broad survey of the development of our understanding of the emotions. The thinkers they discuss include Aristotle, Aquinas, Ockham, Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, Hobbes, Hume, Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Kant, Schiller, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, James, Brentano, Stumpf, Scheler, Heidegger, and Sartre. Central issues include the taxonomy of the emotions; the distinction between emotions, passions, feelings and moods; the relation between the emotions and reason; the relationship between the self and the emotions. At a metaphilosophical level, the collection also raises issues about the value of historical study of the discipline, and what light it can shed on contemporary concerns. Thinking about the Emotions is a fascinating and illuminating collective study of how philosophers have grappled with this most intriguing part of our nature as beings who feel as well as think and act.
Aristotle On Desire
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Author : Giles Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-08-30
Aristotle On Desire written by Giles Pearson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Philosophy categories.
Desire is a central concept in Aristotle's ethical and psychological works, but he does not provide us with a systematic treatment of the notion itself. This book reconstructs the account of desire latent in his various scattered remarks on the subject and analyses its role in his moral psychology. Topics include: the range of states that Aristotle counts as desires (orexeis); objects of desire (orekta) and the relation between desires and envisaging prospects; desire and the good; Aristotle's three species of desire: epithumia (pleasure-based desire), thumos (retaliatory desire) and boulêsis (good-based desire - in a narrower notion of 'good' than that which connects desire more generally to the good); Aristotle's division of desires into rational and non-rational; Aristotle and some current views on desire; and the role of desire in Aristotle's moral psychology. The book will be of relevance to anyone interested in Aristotle's ethics or psychology.
Right Thinking
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Author : Swami Tejomayananda
language : en
Publisher: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust
Release Date : 2016-03-31
Right Thinking written by Swami Tejomayananda and has been published by Central Chinmaya Mission Trust this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-31 with Religion categories.
It is important to learn how to think and what to think. Right thinking is an art and a science. Swami Tejomayananda guides us in Right Thinking that leads us to Truth - the Truth that sets us free - in the realm of freedom from sorrow and a world of peace, happiness and true success.
The Psychological Origin And The Nature Of Religion
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Author : James H. Leuba
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-07-08
The Psychological Origin And The Nature Of Religion written by James H. Leuba and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-08 with Religion categories.
A thoughtful and in-depth discussion on the nature of religion throughout human history.
Chapters On The Art Of Thinking
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Author : James Hinton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
Chapters On The Art Of Thinking written by James Hinton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Philosophy categories.
No Desire Denied
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Author : Cara Summers
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2013-11-01
No Desire Denied written by Cara Summers and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-01 with Fiction categories.
He's turning her fiction into fantasy… Legend has it making out under the MacPherson Castle arch guarantees you will find love. But author Nell MacPherson has a better plan, which is fueling the plot of her next book—tapping into the arch's magic to locate the last piece of a missing family heirloom. And since every book needs a sexy subplot, she'll save some of that magic for hot one-on-one time with her childhood crush…. Secret Service agent Reid Sutherland is determined to protect Nell from the recent threats aimed at her and her family. Which means no fooling around. But damned if the arch isn't doing its thing, because suddenly he and Nell can't keep their hands off each other. With every touch and late-night liaison, they're heading for big trouble…and this time, Nell won't be able to write her way out of it!
Virtue In The Cave
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Author : Roslyn Weiss
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001-05-24
Virtue In The Cave written by Roslyn Weiss and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-24 with Philosophy categories.
In this radical new interpretation of Plato's Meno, Roslyn Weiss exposes the farcical nature of the slave-boy-demonstration and challenges the widely held assumption that the Meno introduces "Platonic" metaphysical and epistemological innovations into an otherwise "Socratic" dialogue. She shows that the Meno is intended as a defense not of all inquiry but of moral inquiry alone, and that it locates the validity of Socratic method in its ability to arrive not at moral knowledge but at the far more modest moral true belief. Through a careful, and provocative, reading of Plato's Meno, Weiss identifies serious problems in its orthodox interpretations, offering an alternative that is responsive to the dialogue's drama. Virtue in the Cave will appeal not only to students of ancient philosophy and the classics, but also to anyone who is interested in how to live right in a world of moral uncertainty.
The Collected Works
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Author : U. G. Krishnamurti
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-12-22
The Collected Works written by U. G. Krishnamurti and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-22 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
In "The Collected Works," U. G. Krishnamurti presents a profound inquiry into the nature of self and consciousness, encapsulating his radical perspectives on enlightenment and the human experience. The book is a compilation of his extensive discourses, revealing a unique literary style characterized by conversational fluency and incisive clarity. Krishnamurti'Äôs work is steeped in existential philosophy and draws from a multitude of influences, including Eastern mysticism and the Western philosophical tradition, challenging conventional understandings of truth and spiritual awakening. U. G. Krishnamurti, often referred to as 'Äòthe man who was never enlightened,'Äô emerges from a rich tapestry of intellectual engagement and personal experience that shaped his thinking. Born in 1918 in India, he spent decades exploring the nature of thought, the limits of language, and the paradoxes of human existence. His unconventional views stem from a rejection of traditional spiritual ideologies, emphasizing the immediate and direct experience of reality without the filters of belief or doctrine. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking to delve into the depths of consciousness and the essence of existence. Krishnamurti'Äôs thought-provoking dialogues will resonate with philosophers, seekers, and anyone interested in unraveling the mysteries of the mind, offering a refreshing departure from mainstream spiritual literature.