I probably should have mentioned Frankfurt’s work, but I was being petty and declined to do so because he irritates me by calling second-order desire a criterion for personhood. Moreover, I wasn’t trying to get into the notion of “will” or what second-order desire is for; I just wanted to provide a summary and some examples because someone had asked about it, and if the post is well-received I’ll follow up with more complicated stuff.
I probably should have mentioned Frankfurt’s work, but I was being petty and declined to do so because he irritates me by calling second-order desire a criterion for personhood.
Hardly an excuse for academic dishonesty. Okay, this forum is hardly ‘academic’, but the point stands.
I probably should have mentioned Frankfurt’s work, but I was being petty and declined to do so because he irritates me by calling second-order desire a criterion for personhood. Moreover, I wasn’t trying to get into the notion of “will” or what second-order desire is for; I just wanted to provide a summary and some examples because someone had asked about it, and if the post is well-received I’ll follow up with more complicated stuff.
Still, at least a hat-tip is obviously warranted.
Hardly an excuse for academic dishonesty. Okay, this forum is hardly ‘academic’, but the point stands.