PHIL 1033 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Harry Frankfurt
11 Nov 2015
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Freedom of the will and the concept of a person. First order inclinations - desires that we have that only have some pull on us. In comparison to animals and robots, we at least have the ability to stand back and question whether or not we want that form of desires or not. Frankfurt worried that anyone who doesn"t step back and question their desires then he"s wor- ried that they will be at the mercy of their desires and aren"t actually controlling them. Frankfurt suggests that for unhealthy desires, try to act on that desire and act on it, but make. The wanton this to engage me? etc. motivations are, they never question them, don"t care about their desirability of their desires. Frankfurt de nes being free as one doing what he wants to do without restrictions.
