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3772 | The will, in the beginning, is entirely produced by desire [Mill] |
Full Idea: The will, in the beginning, is entirely produced by desire. | |
From: John Stuart Mill (Utilitarianism [1861], Ch.4) | |
A reaction: This is the sort of simplistic psychology that modern philosophers tend to avoid. Personally I am more Kantian. I will and desire that the answer to 3+2=? is 5, simply because it is true. Mill must realise we can will ourselves to desire something. |