PHL375H1 Lecture : PHL375 Lecture Notes GRIFFIN.doc
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Maximal well-being: the satisfaction of one"s strongest informed desires pertaining to one"s own. Griffin interprets desire very broadly: involves actively going for something as well as not avoiding it or simply being indifferent to it. Desires are structured in hierarchical manner: global higher order local (highest to. Strength of desire depends somewhat on its hierarchical placement but obviously not all global desires have the same strength; it comes down to preference. Even when some of our strongest central desires are fulfilled we are no better, or even worse, off; actual desires vs informed desires; we can be misinformed about what we desire. Cases where getting what you desire is not good for you You"re misinformed about the nature of the object (or its consequences) You fail to understand what a desire means; misinformed as to what a desire entails.
