Purism: Desire as the Ultimate Value, Part One An Appeal to Logical Reason
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چکیده
This article aims to demonstrate that a special category of desire – state which is sought unconditionally, as an end (sought in and itself) the only ultimate value logical observers can conceive upon consideration sufficient conceptual depth. demonstration appeals reasoning, ultimately, reader’s inability alternate conclusions are logically consistent. Key words: A Priori, Beings, Desire, Objectivity, Ultimate value, Logicality, Morality, Moral-rationalism, Purism, Moral-realism, Realism.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophical Papers and Reviews
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2141-663X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5897/ppr2022.0221