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HomeUpcoming EventsRachael Briggs (ANU): Misinformed Desires
Rachael Briggs (ANU): Misinformed Desires

Misinformed desires pose a prima facie a challenge to desire-satisfaction theories of wellbeing.  I distinguish several types of misinformed desires, and argue that desire-satisfaction theorists should respond by claiming that only the satisfaction of intrinsic desires matters to wellbeing.

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  • Tue 12 Feb 2013, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Coombs Seminar Room B

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Philsoc seminars