tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post2340614850601959688..comments2023-10-06T03:44:23.385-07:00Comments on Commonwealth & Commonwealth: Me And My Neurotic DesiresCaptain Colossalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02713053731307487088noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-28182822051643237832007-09-30T18:02:00.000-07:002007-09-30T18:02:00.000-07:00Always follow your heart.Always follow your heart.LOTUSVILLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426257307863958975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-74577277411986734852007-09-30T17:59:00.000-07:002007-09-30T17:59:00.000-07:00Very interesting.Very interesting.LOTUSVILLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426257307863958975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392162987997980937.post-81892751374491460642007-09-26T16:59:00.000-07:002007-09-26T16:59:00.000-07:00Some philosophers I've read have argued for the vi...Some philosophers I've read have argued for the view that desires inherently come with reasons. You can't want X for no reason, even if the reason is just something basic like, "I expect X to give me pleasure/happiness/whatever." <BR/><BR/>I'm not an expert, but every time I encounter this it seems wildly counter-intuitive to me. Aren't there some things you just want, for no reason, maybe even despite the fact that you know they're going to make you feel bad/unhappy/whatever? <BR/><BR/>I guess all I'm saying is, yeah, I'm with you. "Neurotic" seems a little harsh, though. Why not something like "outliers"? <BR/><BR/>Also, if Mister Limited Active Self is right (see post <A HREF="http://commonwealthandcommonwealth.blogspot.com/2007/08/more-of-me-please.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>), then in fact it's less like a barn and more like balloon: if you want to succeed with these, give up on those: you can only counter so many at a time. But, you know, maybe he's wrong.Noko Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384279666473945934noreply@blogger.com