Schroeder, Timothy. Three Faces of Desire.(Book review)

From: The Review of Metaphysics | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Furtak, Rick Anthony | Copyright information

SCHROEDER, Timothy. Three Faces of Desire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. viii +213 pp. Cloth, $35.00--Admirably clear in its focus and organization, this work sets out to examine desire as a single, complex phenomenon that comprises more than erotic yearning, but less than the whole set of positive attitudes. Schroeder uses the word "desire" to signify the entire psychological category which includes what are often called wishes, wants, and so forth. The "three faces" of d...

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