Crusius über die Vernünftigkeit des Wollens und die Rolle des Urteilens

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  • In this paper, I consider the relevance of judgment for practical considerations by discussing Christian August Crusius’s conception of rational desire. According to my interpretation of Crusius’s distinction between rational and non-rational desire, we are responsible at least for our rational desires insofar as we can control them. And we can control our rational desires by judging whether what we want complies with our human nature. It should become clear that Crusius’s conception of rational desire is normative in that we necessarily desireIn this paper, I consider the relevance of judgment for practical considerations by discussing Christian August Crusius’s conception of rational desire. According to my interpretation of Crusius’s distinction between rational and non-rational desire, we are responsible at least for our rational desires insofar as we can control them. And we can control our rational desires by judging whether what we want complies with our human nature. It should become clear that Crusius’s conception of rational desire is normative in that we necessarily desire things that are compatible with our nature, such as our own perfection. Therefore, a desire is rational if the desired object is apt to satisfy the desires compatible with our nature. From a contemporary perspective, such a normative conception of rational desire might not appear very attractive; it is apt, however, to stimulate a debate on the normative criteria and the role of judgment for rational desire, which is the ultimate aim of this paper.show moreshow less

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Author: Sonja Schierbaum
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-245582
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften (Philos., Psycho., Erziehungs- u. Gesell.-Wissensch.) / Institut für Philosophie
Language:German
Parent Title (German):Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie
ISSN:2192-1482
ISSN:0012-1045
Year of Completion:2021
Volume:69
Issue:4
First Page:607
Last Page:618
Source:Zeitschrift für Philosophie (2021) 69:4, 607-618. https://doi.org/10.1515/dzph-2021-0051
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1515/dzph-2021-0051
Dewey Decimal Classification:1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 10 Philosophie / 100 Philosophie und Psychologie
Tag:Christian August Crusius
judgment; non-rational desire; rational desire
Release Date:2022/03/17
Date of first Publication:2021/09/18
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