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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-023-01924-8
Abstract
In this paper, I explore a fundamental but under-appreciated distinction between two ways of understanding the desire-satisfaction theory of well-being. According to proactive desire satisfactionism, a person is benefited by the acquisition of new satisfied desires. According to reactive desire satisfactionism, a person can be benefited only by the satisfaction of their existing desires. I first offer an overview of this distinction. I then canvass several ways of developing a general formulation of desire satisfactionism that would capture the reactive view, and argue that all come with significant costs.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Published Online |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | English, Communication and Philosophy |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISSN: | 0031-8116 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 24 March 2023 |
Date of Acceptance: | 15 January 2023 |
Last Modified: | 06 May 2023 02:20 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157943 |
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