Vagaries of Desire: A Collection of Philosophical Essays

Airaksinen, Timo

doi:10.1163/9789004410305

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Author(s)

Airaksinen, Timo

Language

English

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Abstract

In Vagaries of Desire, Timo Airaksinen develops a new philosophical account of desire understood as mental state that focuses on a desirable possible world. Literary and philosophical themes, including sexuality, are discussed in terms of their metaphoric and metonymic features. Readership: Advanced students and specialists in philosophy of mind, anyone who is interested in the application of rhetorical notions to literature and philosophy, students and specialist in sexual ethics.

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32205

Keywords

History of Western philosophy; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

Publication date and place

2019

Imprint

Brill

Series

Philosophy, Literature, and Politics,

Classification

Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

Pages

236

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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