Tag: Desire
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Do we desire what is good, or do we call good what we desire?
Socrates and Aristotle both say that we desire what is (or what we perceive to be) good. Spinoza and Nietzsche both believe that we call good what is it that we (already) desire. Who is right? David Wiggins suggests that we do not have to choose. Parsing Aristotle, he writes, ‘The good is the sort…
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On layaways, one-click drunk shopping, and being an idiot
Philosophers are idiots. Evidence for this claim abounds. First off, we’re easily confused. Because of this, we spend much of our days asking for explanations concerning the most elementary truths. Second off, we don’t readily understand topics that everyone else immediately gets, so we’re always asking people to slow down and show us again how…
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On fata morgana
The boy I was in third grade headstrong for summer. The last day of school promising happiness, bringing sadness. Friends, acquaintances, occasional playmates all departing. Alone walking home. An error in desire. An intimation, surely, of errors to come.
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On the caress
“A caress has to be accepted,” says Jerome in Eric Rohmer’s 1970 film Claire’s Knee about love, desire, and commitment. Can food also be a caress? —
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 