On Desire: Why We Want What We WantOxford University Press, 1 нояб. 2005 г. - Всего страниц: 336 A married person falls deeply in love with someone else. A man of average income feels he cannot be truly happy unless he owns an expensive luxury car. A dieter has an irresistible craving for ice cream. Desires often come to us unbidden and unwanted, and they can have a dramatic impact, sometimes changing the course of our lives. In On Desire, William B. Irvine takes us on a wide-ranging tour of our impulses, wants, and needs, showing us where these feelings come from and how we can try to rein them in. Spicing his account with engaging observations by writers like Seneca, Tolstoy, and Freud, Irvine considers the teachings of Buddhists, Hindus, the Amish, Shakers, and Catholic saints, as well as those of ancient Greek and Roman and modern European philosophers. Irvine also looks at what modern science can tell us about desire--such as what happens in the brain when we desire something and how animals evolved particular desires--and he advances a new theory about how desire itself evolved. Irvine also suggests that at the same time that we gained the ability to desire, we were "programmed" to find some things more desirable than others. Irvine concludes that the best way to attain lasting happiness is not to change the world around us or our place in it, but to change ourselves. If we can convince ourselves to want what we already have, we can dramatically enhance our happiness. Brimming with wisdom and practical advice, On Desire offers a thoughtful approach to controlling unwanted passions and attaining a more meaningful life. |
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... Human Condition 175 NINE Religious Advice 182 TEN Religious Advice Continued: Protestant Sects 211 ELEVEN Philosophical Advice 238 TWELVE The Eccentrics 258 THIRTEEN Conclusions 279 Notes 298 Works Cited 309 Index 316 Acknowledgments If ...
... Human Condition 175 NINE Religious Advice 182 TEN Religious Advice Continued: Protestant Sects 211 ELEVEN Philosophical Advice 238 TWELVE The Eccentrics 258 THIRTEEN Conclusions 279 Notes 298 Works Cited 309 Index 316 Acknowledgments If ...
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... human life, and the connection between desire formation, desire fulfillment, and human happiness. The hope is that readers armed with this insight will achieve a greater level of personal satisfaction than if they were afflicted, as ...
... human life, and the connection between desire formation, desire fulfillment, and human happiness. The hope is that readers armed with this insight will achieve a greater level of personal satisfaction than if they were afflicted, as ...
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... thereby alter our destinies. If we are to understand desire—indeed, if we are to understand the human condition—we need to acknowledge the possibility of spontaneous desire. Let us, then, examine some cases ONE: The Ebb and Flow of Desire.
... thereby alter our destinies. If we are to understand desire—indeed, if we are to understand the human condition—we need to acknowledge the possibility of spontaneous desire. Let us, then, examine some cases ONE: The Ebb and Flow of Desire.
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... human being. When we are lovesick, we lose a significant amount of control over our lives. We start acting foolishly—indeed, we become fools for love. Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca described love as “friendship gone mad.”1 French ...
... human being. When we are lovesick, we lose a significant amount of control over our lives. We start acting foolishly—indeed, we become fools for love. Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca described love as “friendship gone mad.”1 French ...
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... human life. It can grab us by the scruff of the neck, shake us for a spell, and then discard us. Falling in love is only one instance in which we don't choose our desires, but they choose us. The same thing can happen with material ...
... human life. It can grab us by the scruff of the neck, shake us for a spell, and then discard us. Falling in love is only one instance in which we don't choose our desires, but they choose us. The same thing can happen with material ...
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