Desires matter. What are desires? Many believe that desire is a motivational state: desiring is being disposed to act. This conception aligns with the functiona

The white-collar life Jonathan Powell created for himself is gone. Standing outside Wentworth prison after serving his sentence, he knows he has to start over.

Neil Sinhababu defends the Humean Theory of Motivation, according to which desire drives all human action and practical reasoning. Desire motivates us to pursue

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