“When Catullus expresses his love and hate for Lesbia, he is not obviously voicing a wish to rid himself of one or the other of these two sentiments. Not all contradictions resolve into temporal change of belief or desire.” TwoDesireHateBeliefWishContradictionResolveSentimentsHis LoveLove And Hate Book:Philosophy and Real Politics Source: Philosophy and Real Politics
“We do not wish to "judge" or assess out surrounding merely as a kind of expressive activity carelessly projected onto the world, but we wish to evaluate the world "correctly," i.e., in according with that it truly is, and the desire to know is directed at determining what the world truly is.” KnowsWorldKindDesireWishJudgingActivityEvaluateExpressive Author:Raymond Geuss
