Vagaries of desire : a collection of philosophical essays

Airaksinen, Timo 2019 Value Inquiry Book Series ( Serie ) Leiden Boston : Brill | Rodopi 9789004410305 | BRILL9789004410305 Abstract

In Vagaries of Desire, Timo Airaksinen develops a new philosophical account of desire understood as mental state that focuses on a desirable possible world. Literary and philosophical themes, including sexuality, are discussed in terms of their metaphoric and metonymic features.