PHIL 1033 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Orbital Inclination
24 Jan 2018
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Frankfurt: a distinctive feature of persons (5-7) Special because we can look back and assess our desires. Iii. examples of desires motivate us manners, to be a doctor, etc. a desire to eat something, to see a movie, to visit a friend, to go to the gym, to have good. Iv. desires are of varying strength from 1 to 100 inclinations vs. volitions. Vi. strongest first-order desire = desire that wins out = volition = will (8) I wish that i had a certain desire (8-9). I wish that i wanted to x: higher level of desire than 1st order desires. I wish i liked to run i wish i wanted to run something you wished you desired it. When we have a second-order desire, we are taking a step back and taking a stand on which desires we wish we had: we are taking a stand on what we wish motivated us.
