I argue that, in experiencing a recalcitrant emotion, one does not violate a rational
requirement of any sort. Rational requirements, as the expression has come to be used, are …

In early February 2022, the drug-using community of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was shocked
by deeply distressing news: nearly one hundred people used from a batch of cocaine that …

In this paper I offer a defense of the motivational theory of desire. According to the
motivational view, a desire is basically a disposition to bring about the desire's content. First …

How we evaluate things and what we desire are closely connected. In typical cases, the
things we desire are things that we evaluate as good or desirable. According to evaluation …

Can one have faith that something is the same as itself, or hope that a triangle has four
sides? Accounts of the proper object of faith or of hope typically exclude modal cases, where …

This thesis considers two interrelated questions that have seen a renewed interest in the
jurisprudential literature:(1) what does it mean to suffer harm, and (2) do those exposed to a …

The question I address in this paper is what is it exactly for desires to possess a certain
strength. And my aim is twofold. First, I argue for a pluralistic account of desire strength. On …

It is not uncommon to think that having a desire involves taking its object to be good in some
sense. This idea has been developed in two directions: either toward a view that …

This thesis is above all concerned with the connection between desires and motivation. On
the one hand, according to a widely accepted principle about desire, necessarily, desires …

Reasons 'favour'and justify actions, but they also explain our actions. Because we are self-
aware, rational agents whose actions are guided by our appreciation of what reasons we …