The three faces of desire are, in a nutshell, that desires are motivating, that satisfying desires is usually pleasurable, and that desires determine what will count as rewards and punishments. Schroeder's view of how these knit together goes like this. Pleasure and displeasure are a result of desires so cannot be what desire consists in. We can desire without being motivated and vice-versa; th...

What Is HSDD? For both patients and health care providers, HSDD probably should mean “Having the Sexual Dysfunction Discussion” to diagnose and treat distressful conditions,1 but it really stands for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. The DSM-IV defines it as the persistent or recurring deficiency (or absence) of sexual fantasies or thoughts or desire for sexual activity associated with persona...