Anthony Dickinson, "What's the Point of Pleasure"
Duration: 16 mins 47 secs
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| Description: | This is a talk from Anthony Dickinson (University of Cambridge). It formed part of Session Two of The Human Mind Conference, "The Human Agent: Intention & Action." This forms part of a joint presentation with Richard Holton. |
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| Created: | 2017-10-24 18:45 |
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| Collection: | The Human Mind Conference |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Anthony Dickinson |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Explicit content: | No |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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| Abstract: | Philosophical accounts of desire tend to treat it functionally: anything is a desire that moves an agent to action. But the empirical findings suggest diversity under this blanket label. We distinguish two different kinds of desire or want: one which has its place in the stimulus-response system; and another which features in more cognitive goal-driven behaviour. These in turn we distinguish from pleasure (and from other motivationally relevant features, intentions and self-control). Given such diversity, the question arises as to the role of pleasure. We outline the Hedonic Interface Theory: pleasure provides the means by which the S-R wants can be brought into the goal-based system. |
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