desire and amartya sen
Okay, it may be crazy to write a paper in philosopy about questions of general good and security of energy supply. But what is really crazy, in terms of bizarr, is what I have to read to get an idea about amartya sen's idea of general good (he's kind of important in questions of general good, in economics as well as in philosophy):
"..as an activity, desiring has avaluational aspect" -sorry, what's that??? I don't have to study economics too come to that point.
but it get's worse: There are, of course, some acitvities for which desiring is is an important part of the activity itself (eg. satisfying curiosity or making love)... (in the footnote)The picturre may look a little bit different in third-person contexts. The desire of others may be a good ground for us to value its fulfilment. This can be because we value that they get what they value, and their desire tell us something about what they do value. Or it can be that we value their happiness and know that desire fulfilment is conducive to happiness. ..."
Isn't that the real deep meaning of economics that we always wanted to know about? And why does somebody gat a nobel price for such insight?
the rest: I'm just lost between all theese desires and values... too much, too much
"..as an activity, desiring has avaluational aspect" -sorry, what's that??? I don't have to study economics too come to that point.
but it get's worse: There are, of course, some acitvities for which desiring is is an important part of the activity itself (eg. satisfying curiosity or making love)... (in the footnote)The picturre may look a little bit different in third-person contexts. The desire of others may be a good ground for us to value its fulfilment. This can be because we value that they get what they value, and their desire tell us something about what they do value. Or it can be that we value their happiness and know that desire fulfilment is conducive to happiness. ..."
Isn't that the real deep meaning of economics that we always wanted to know about? And why does somebody gat a nobel price for such insight?
the rest: I'm just lost between all theese desires and values... too much, too much