Heart’s Desire

Heart's Desire (book)

Heart's Desire is a book by Edward Hoagland, published by Summit Books circa 1988 with the ISBN 978-0-67164-985-2.

Desire

Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features are commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affairs. They represent how an agent or organism wills things to be, unlike beliefs, which aim to represent how things actually are. Desires are closely related to agency: they motivate the agent to realize them. For this to be possible, a desire has to be combined with a belief about which action would realize it. Desires present their objects in a favorable light, as something that appears to be good. Their fulfillment is normally experienced as pleasurable in contrast to the negative experience of failing to do so. Conscious desires are usually accompanied by some form of emotional response. While many researchers roughly agree on these general features, there is significant disagreement about how to define desires, i.e. which of these features are essential and which ones are merely accidental. Action-based theories define desires as structures that incline us toward actions. Pleasure-based theories focus on the tendency of desires to cause pleasure when fulfilled. Value-based theories identify desires with attitudes toward values, like judging or having an appearance that something is good.

Heart

The heart is a muscular organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. The heart and blood vessels together make up the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissue, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. In humans, the heart is approximately the size of a closed fist and is located between the lungs, in the middle compartment of the chest, called the mediastinum.

heart

Noun

1. A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
2. One's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character.

Verb

1. To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. To mark a comment, post, reply, etc., with the heart symbol (❤).

desire

Verb

1. To want; to wish for earnestly.
2. To put a request to (someone); to entreat.

Noun

1. The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
2. Someone or something wished for.