An Examination Of Wanting In Anscombe's Intention

In intention, G.E.M. Anscombe sets out to examine the standard ways in which we use the word "intention". To this end, she also examines desire and how desires play a role in our intentions. In the process, she divides desire into two distinct categories, those of weak and strong wanting. This distinction is quite different from ancient and modern views of desire, which are briefly discussed as a means of comparing Anscombe's view to her predecessors. After she has made this distinction, Anscombe tries to establish what is required of this new category of strong wanting. These requirements include knowledge of the existence of the thing, movement towards it, and so forth. This thesis then seeks to examine whether Anscombe's view is either well-developed or convincing. Through examination of Anscombe's requirements of desirability characterization and utilization of practical reasoning, the conclusion appears to be that her view is neither thoroughly developed nor adequately supported.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Philosophy and Religion

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Kunz, Mallory Dianne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Steven Skultety
• Timothy P. Yenter
• Robert Westmoreland

• Philosophy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1110

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-2109