Desirism​

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​Good Desires and Better Worlds

12/26/2018

Setting Up the Problem In the previous post, "The Central Problem of Morality", I claimed that I could solve The Central Problem of Morality by employing a distinction between "I have a reason to do something" and "There is a reason for me to do something." The central problem of morality as described in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is built on a premise that states that "there is a reason for me to do something" implies "I have a desire that would be served by my doing it."

12/24/2018

In this post, I am going to solve The Central Problem in Morality. That is actually what it is called, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) - as described in its entry, "Reasons for Action: Internal vs. External" The problem goes like this: First, we accept the Revised Humean Theory of Reasons: (1) The Revised Humean Theory of Reasons: If there is a reason for Agent1 to do something, then Agent1 must have some desire that would be thwarted by doing it, which is the

12/22/2018

"What should I do?" This question seems to dominate the day, from when I wake up in the morning (should I get up or should I try for another hour of sleep?) to its end (should I finish up some chore before going to bed?). Plus, there seems to be this gap between what I should do and what I want to do. I would like to be playing my computer game. I should do dishes, but I don't want to - though I do want the dishes to be clean and doing the dishes may be a necessary means to that end. And I

12/21/2018

A Good Reason In a recent post, "Give Me a Reason," I described what counts as a reason for action. The Revised Humean Theory of Reasons Further Revised (RHTRFR): If there is a reason for someone to do something, then there must be some desire that would be served by her doing it, which is the source of that reason, and if Agent1 has a reason to do something, then Agent1 must have some desire that would be served by doing it, which is the source of her reason. A few posts ago in a post called

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