Questions tagged [desire]
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What does this line from “A Happy Death” by Camus mean? [closed]
Here is a set of lines from the book 'A Happy Death ' by 'Albert Camus' :
'In the past, whenever Mersault had spent any time with one woman, he made the first gestures of commitment, he was conscious ...
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Even if one's preferences are flawless, what might we wish to be done, but think that they oughtn't be done?
Source: Benatar, David. Better Never to Have Been (2008 1 edn). p. 155 Middle.
I don't understand the emboldened sentence beneath. What are some common real-life yens that fit and can instance the ...
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Theory that we do everything for our own benefit
Are there any popular theories or principles that answer this question: Do all actions proceed from a need to satisfy one's own personal discontent?
In the future I want to study theoretical physics. ...
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How does desire lead to the supernatural?
I Don't understand the following statement (from Pierre Raymond's La Philosophie dans tous ses états):
In french: Par le désir, les hommes seraient ouverts à une surnature, disproportionnée comme eux ...
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What is a Master-Signifier?
I am currently reading "The Fragile Absolute" by Slavoj Žižek.
In chapter four he talks about the Master-Signifier. I am not very familiar with Lacan's concepts (I think it comes from him), so could ...
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Is the machinic ontology in Anti-Oedipus metaphysical or psychological?
I am beginning reading Anti-Oedipus and am trying to understand the synthesis of two notions D+G discuss in the first section on Desiring Machines:
The quasi-metaphysical conception of everything as ...
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Are our desires driven by destiny?
Could there be a possibility that everyone has a destiny pre-written and their desires are just driven by that destiny? And the concept of free will is just a blindfold with limited options. No ...
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being free of desires [closed]
I'm not satisfied with the situation I'm in currently. I tend to watch senseless TV shows and do other senseless things such as gaming for hours (it's ok to me to game about an hour, but if it takes ...
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How to avoid attachment to “attachment avoidance” in Buddhist philosophy? [closed]
I started practicing Buddhism and so trying to avoid attachment to anything.
This gives me benefits like a clear mind and calm spirit. But I think I'm starting to become attached to these benefits ...
