This paper responds to two arguments that have been offered against the positing of ‘i-desires’, imaginative counterparts desire supposedly involved in fiction, pretence, and mindreading. The Introspection Argument asks why, if there are both i-desires desires, distinction is so unfamiliar hard draw, unlike relatively clear distinctions between perception mental imagery, or belief belief-like i...

Objectives We aimed to predict the favor for a technocratic government in context of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Method tested multilevel mediated moderated model on ResPOnsE COVID-19 data set (rolling cross-section design, quota sample Italian adult population, N = 8210, collected from March 17 June 16, 2021). Results Subjective vulnerability showed positive relationship with trust science and scient...