“Desire animates the world. It is present in the baby crying for milk, the girl struggling to solve a math problem, the woman running to meet her lover and later deciding to have children, and the old woman, hunched over her walker, moving down the hall of the nursing home at a glacial pace to pick up her mail. Banish desire from the world, and you get a world of frozen beings who have no reason to live and no reason to die.”
Quote by William Braxton Irvine
Work
On Desire: Why We Want what We Want
This book delves into the complexities of human desire, examining the reasons behind our wants and needs from both psychological and philosophical perspectives. more
Author
William Braxton Irvine
William Braxton Irvine, born in 1952, is a renowned author whose works span a variety of fields, including history, culture, and social commentary. more
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