2018年9月
The Realizations of the Self
- 担当区分
- 共著
- 担当範囲
- “Realizing Oneself by Realizing What One Really Wants to Do“
- 出版者・発行元
- Palgrave Macmillan
- 総ページ数
- 担当ページ
- 185-197
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 著書種別
- 学術書
I will explore the concept of self-realization by means of realizing what one really wants to do, i.e., by realizing the desires one is committed to. I briefly review views of three philosophers, Frankfurt, Watson, and Bratman, and contrast my view with theirs. Unlike Frankfurt and Bratman, I argue that higher order attitudes toward desires are not necessary for the commitment. I agree with Watson that value judgments on desires are necessary, but they are not sufficient for the commitment. My view is that the commitment is partly constituted by intentions based on value judgments through practical reasoning. While my view is similar to Bratman’s in appealing to intentions which are prospective about a future, I add a further element which is retrospective about the past, i.e., the mood of satisfaction.