TITLE:
Voluntary Control of Desire
AUTHORS:
Thomas W. Smythe
KEYWORDS:
Desire, Voluntary, Praise, Blame
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.6 No.1,
February
22,
2016
ABSTRACT: In this paper, I will investigate whether there is any way in which our desires or wants are under our voluntary control. I shall argue that even if our desires are not under our voluntary control, there are still significantly many cases in which we can properly be blamed, praised, or upbraided for having certain desires.