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Full Idea
If a flood of desires causes a weak-willed man to give in to temptation, …the question now becomes, is he responsible for the beliefs and desires he happens to have?
Gist of Idea
Desires may rule us, but are we responsible for our desires?
Source
Roderick Chisholm (Human Freedom and the Self [1964], p.25)
Book Ref
'Free Will', ed/tr. Watson,Gary [OUP 1982], p.25