‘Fine, Invisible Threads’: Schopenhauer on the Cognitively Mediated Structure of Motivation
The central claim of Schopenhauer’s account of human motivation is that ‘cognition is the medium of motives’. In light of motivation’s cognitively mediated structure, he contends that human beings are caused to act by ‘mere 'thoughts'’, what he refers to metaphorically as ‘fine, invisible...
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| Language: | English |
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2022-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Modern Philosophy |
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| Online Access: | https://jmphil.org/articles/194 |