Philosophy Program Presents
The Rationality of Desire: in Defense of Platonism
Monday, November 5, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 102
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Dhananjay Jagannathan, Columbia University
The Aristotelian account of the relationships between desire, reason, and happiness or the well-lived life is highly attractive. My first aim will be to work through some worries about the part of the account concerning ethical reflection and desire in order to refine it. My further aim will be to show that even this version cannot fully explain the rationality that desires and emotions have, as the case of loving relationships makes vivid. Insofar as we see this case as central, I argue, we should take seriously the Platonist alternative for thinking about value and its manifestations in our lives.For more information, call 845-758-7280, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102