Desire: The Concept and Its Practical Context
Timo Airaksinen · Wojciech W. Gasparski
Jun 2016 · Praxiology (New Brunswick, N.J.) Book 24 · Transaction Publishers
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Desire is a rich term meaning wish and want, willingness and relish, appetite and lust. This volume is an effort to analyze the concept of desire and its different practical contexts from a morally philosophic point of view. By analyzing multiple definitions and studying underlying motivations, the authors offer a variety of explanations and interpretations. The volume consists of three main parts. The first part, âDesire and Practice,â examines desire as a mental state that seeks personal satisfaction. The second part of the volume, âDesire and Moral Life,â explores social, cultural, and literary facets of desire. Finally, in the third part, âBusiness Ethics and Other Contexts,â the authors apply praxiological principles to the business world, examining the conflict between frugality and consumerist ideology, the role of intuition in decision-making, and the need for design education as the basis of effective planning. The contributors to this, the newest volume in Transactionâs Praxiology series, seek to explore desire in praxiological terms, with an eye toward the three Eâs of praxiology: ethics, effectiveness, and efficiency. In doing so, they demonstrate that desire is central for practical activity in general and work in particular.
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