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second-order volitions: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of mind

wanting a particular desire to be the one that moves you to act, which this account treats as the mark of a person and of free will.

In philosophy of mind, second-order volitions refers to wanting a particular desire to be the one that moves you to act, which this account treats as the mark of a person and of free will. This meaning comes from Frankfurt (1971) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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References

Frankfurt, H. G. (1971). Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person. The Journal of Philosophy, 68(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.2307/2024717

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