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Desire

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The Argument From Desire

The best version of the argument from desire I have ever seen is C.S. Lewis's, he says. It has two premises and one conclusion: every single human desire corresponds to some objective reality that can satisfy it. The end here is not so much morality as happiness. Utilitarianism talks only about happiness and ignores duty; both are unhealthy.

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