On Desire Why We Want What We Want

Name: On Desire Why We Want What We Want
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ISBN: 9780195327076

ISBN-10: 0195327071

ISBN-13: 9780195327076

Edition: 2007

Authors: William B. Irvine

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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…

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List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/18/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.87" wide x 4.96" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Secret Life of Desire



The Ebb and Flow of Desire



Other People



The Science of Desire



Mapping Our Desires



The Wellsprings of Desire



The Psychology of Desire



The Evolution of Desire



The Biological Incentive System



Dealing with Our Desires



The Human Condition



Religious Advice



Religious Advice Continued: Protestant Sects



Philosophical Advice



The Eccentrics



Conclusions


Notes


Works Cited


Index