Making desires satisfied, making satisfied desires

Dietz, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2469-2227 2023. Making desires satisfied, making satisfied desires. Philosophical Studies 180 (3) , pp. 979-999. 10.1007/s11098-023-01924-8

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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
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	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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