Humean Nature C

by Neil Sinhababu

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198783892
• ISBN13: 9780198783893
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"