Temptation and the manipulation of desire

Journal of Value Inquiry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-379

  Hughes, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0033196268     PISSN: 00225363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004590630623     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. The Oxford American Dictionary (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980), p. 948.
2. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989), Vol. XVII, p. 759.
3. J.P. Day, "Temptation," American Philosophical Quarterly, 30.2, (April, 1993), pp. 175-183.
4. Day's essay is among a handful of articles by philosophers on temptation in the past quarter century. For other recent discussions see Joseph S. Fulda, "The Mathematical Pull of Temptation," (Mind, Vol.101.402, April, 1992); and John Bigelow, Susan M. Dodds, and Robert Pargetter, "Temptation and the Will," (American Philosophical Quarterly, 27, 1990). On the related phenomenon of weakness of will, see Gary Watson, "Skepticism about weakness of will," (The Philosophical Review, Vol.86, 1977), Frank Jackson, "Weakness of Will," (Mind XCIII, 1984), Donald Davidson, "How is weakness of the will possible?", in his Essays on Actions and Events (Oxford University Press, 1980), and Gerasimos Santas, "Plato's Protagoras and explanations of Weakness," (The Philosophical Review, 1966).
5. Day's essay is among a handful of articles by philosophers on temptation in the past quarter century. For other recent discussions see Joseph S. Fulda, "The Mathematical Pull of Temptation," (Mind, Vol.101.402, April, 1992); and John Bigelow, Susan M. Dodds, and Robert Pargetter, "Temptation and the Will," (American Philosophical Quarterly, 27, 1990). On the related phenomenon of weakness of will, see Gary Watson, "Skepticism about weakness of will," (The Philosophical Review, Vol.86, 1977), Frank Jackson, "Weakness of Will," (Mind XCIII, 1984), Donald Davidson, "How is weakness of the will possible?", in his Essays on Actions and Events (Oxford University Press, 1980), and Gerasimos Santas, "Plato's Protagoras and explanations of Weakness," (The Philosophical Review, 1966).
6. Day's essay is among a handful of articles by philosophers on temptation in the past quarter century. For other recent discussions see Joseph S. Fulda, "The Mathematical Pull of Temptation," (Mind, Vol.101.402, April, 1992); and John Bigelow, Susan M. Dodds, and Robert Pargetter, "Temptation and the Will," (American Philosophical Quarterly, 27, 1990). On the related phenomenon of weakness of will, see Gary Watson, "Skepticism about weakness of will," (The Philosophical Review, Vol.86, 1977), Frank Jackson, "Weakness of Will," (Mind XCIII, 1984), Donald Davidson, "How is weakness of the will possible?", in his Essays on Actions and Events (Oxford University Press, 1980), and Gerasimos Santas, "Plato's Protagoras and explanations of Weakness," (The Philosophical Review, 1966).
7. Day's essay is among a handful of articles by philosophers on temptation in the past quarter century. For other recent discussions see Joseph S. Fulda, "The Mathematical Pull of Temptation," (Mind, Vol.101.402, April, 1992); and John Bigelow, Susan M. Dodds, and Robert Pargetter, "Temptation and the Will," (American Philosophical Quarterly, 27, 1990). On the related phenomenon of weakness of will, see Gary Watson, "Skepticism about weakness of will," (The Philosophical Review, Vol.86, 1977), Frank Jackson, "Weakness of Will," (Mind XCIII, 1984), Donald Davidson, "How is weakness of the will possible?", in his Essays on Actions and Events (Oxford University Press, 1980), and Gerasimos Santas, "Plato's Protagoras and explanations of Weakness," (The Philosophical Review, 1966).
8. Day's essay is among a handful of articles by philosophers on temptation in the past quarter century. For other recent discussions see Joseph S. Fulda, "The Mathematical Pull of Temptation," (Mind, Vol.101.402, April, 1992); and John Bigelow, Susan M. Dodds, and Robert Pargetter, "Temptation and the Will," (American Philosophical Quarterly, 27, 1990). On the related phenomenon of weakness of will, see Gary Watson, "Skepticism about weakness of will," (The Philosophical Review, Vol.86, 1977), Frank Jackson, "Weakness of Will," (Mind XCIII, 1984), Donald Davidson, "How is weakness of the will possible?", in his Essays on Actions and Events (Oxford University Press, 1980), and Gerasimos Santas, "Plato's Protagoras and explanations of Weakness," (The Philosophical Review, 1966).
9. Day's essay is among a handful of articles by philosophers on temptation in the past quarter century. For other recent discussions see Joseph S. Fulda, "The Mathematical Pull of Temptation," (Mind, Vol.101.402, April, 1992); and John Bigelow, Susan M. Dodds, and Robert Pargetter, "Temptation and the Will," (American Philosophical Quarterly, 27, 1990). On the related phenomenon of weakness of will, see Gary Watson, "Skepticism about weakness of will," (The Philosophical Review, Vol.86, 1977), Frank Jackson, "Weakness of Will," (Mind XCIII, 1984), Donald Davidson, "How is weakness of the will possible?", in his Essays on Actions and Events (Oxford University Press, 1980), and Gerasimos Santas, "Plato's Protagoras and explanations of Weakness," (The Philosophical Review, 1966).
10. Day, op. cit., pp. 175-176.
11. Ibid.
12. Ibid., p. 178.
13. Ibid., p. 176.
14. Ibid.
15. Ibid., p. 177.
16. Ibid.
17. Ibid.
18. Ibid.
19. I thank Robert Holland and the editor of this journal for helpful comments on an earlier version of this essay.