Asymmetrism and the magnitudes of welfare benefits
One vexing question for Desire Satisfactionism is this: At what time do you benefit from a satisfied desire? Recently Eden Lin has proposed an intriguing answer. On this proposal – Asymmetrism – when past-directed desires are satisfied, the time interval during which you benefit is the time of the d...
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| description | One vexing question for Desire Satisfactionism is this: At what time do you benefit from a satisfied desire? Recently Eden Lin has proposed an intriguing answer. On this proposal – Asymmetrism – when past-directed desires are satisfied, the time interval during which you benefit is the time of the desire; and, when future-directed desires are satisfied, the time interval during which you benefit is the time of the object. In this essay, I argue that Asymmetrism forces us to give implausible answers to a different question: To what extent does a given satisfied desire benefit you? |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1427622020-07-07T08:17:46Z Asymmetrism and the magnitudes of welfare benefits Forcehimes, Andrew T. School of Humanities Humanities::Ethics Desire Satisfaction Accounts of Well-Being Well-Being One vexing question for Desire Satisfactionism is this: At what time do you benefit from a satisfied desire? Recently Eden Lin has proposed an intriguing answer. On this proposal – Asymmetrism – when past-directed desires are satisfied, the time interval during which you benefit is the time of the desire; and, when future-directed desires are satisfied, the time interval during which you benefit is the time of the object. In this essay, I argue that Asymmetrism forces us to give implausible answers to a different question: To what extent does a given satisfied desire benefit you? Published version 2020-06-30T02:33:27Z 2020-06-30T02:33:27Z 2019 Journal Article Forcehimes, A. T. (2019). Asymmetrism and the magnitudes of welfare benefits. Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, 15(2), 175-185. doi:10.26556/jesp.v15i2.644 1559-3061 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142762 10.26556/jesp.v15i2.644 2 15 175 185 en Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy © 2019 Author. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. application/pdf |
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