Wondering as Appetitive Desire

To wonder a question, I argue, is to have a kind of appetitive desire. This helps answer a range of objections to the view that wondering is a kind of desire for knowledge. It may also imply that wondering is not subject to rational norms.

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PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
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2025-01-01
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Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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Wondering as Appetitive Desire

PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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Wondering as Appetitive Desire

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Abstract

To wonder a question, I argue, is to have a kind of appetitive desire. This helps answer a range of objections to the view that wondering is a kind of desire for knowledge. It may also imply that wondering is not subject to rational norms.

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