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Evaluative Desire (Yu 欲) in theMencius - Philosophy East and West
- University of Hawai'i Press
- Volume 66, Number 4, October 2016
- pp. 1168-1195
- 10.1353/pew.2016.0086
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Abstract
Two kinds of desire are distinguished in Mencius. One is a kind of blind force issued from sensory organs; another comes from our heart-mind and is related to our value structure as it intrinsically embodies a normative judgment about the object of desire. It is explained here how the latter type of desire plays a significant role in moral guidance and constitutes our moral agency.
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