Full Idea
In contemporary philosophy of action, there is a fervid debate about whether any intentional action must be prompted in part by desire, or whether it is possible to be moved to action by a belief alone.
Gist of Idea
Must all actions be caused in part by a desire, or can a belief on its own be sufficient?
Source
Rosalind Hursthouse (On Virtue Ethics [1999], Intro)
Book Reference
Hursthouse,Rosalind: 'On Virtue Ethics' [OUP 2001], p.15
A Reaction
I want a cool belief to be sufficient to produce an action, because it will permit at least a Kantian dimension to ethics, and make judgement central, and marginalise emotivism, which is the spawn of Satan.