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5.1 Desire, Rational Desire, and Value 5.1 Desire, Rational Desire, and Value
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5.2 Two Kinds of Rational Desires 5.2 Two Kinds of Rational Desires
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5.3 Bodily Sensations: Pleasures and Pains 5.3 Bodily Sensations: Pleasures and Pains
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5.4 Feelings 5.4 Feelings
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5.5 Ideal Desires: Consciousness and Value 5.5 Ideal Desires: Consciousness and Value
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5 The Importance of Consciousness II: Desire, Feeling, and Value
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Published:July 2011
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the importance of the intelligibility of consciousness. In order to attain a complete understanding of how consciousness contributes to the richness of man’s life, understanding all the various kinds of attitudes that we can take toward propositions and the corresponding standards of appropriateness which apply to them is vital. The chapter focuses on the two central kinds of propositional attitude: belief and desire. Desire can be considered as a complementary state to belief, for, when man desires, propositions are regarded “to be made true.” It is also asked whether questions of appropriateness can arise with respect to desires for the attainable, or if desires are subject to rational criticism. Given that such questions do arise, it is important to understand how they can do so in the first place.
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