Opening book details…
About this philosophy book
On Desire: Why We Want What We Want by William B. Irvine is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- William B. Irvine
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.82 / 5 (39 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
More by William B. Irvine
Browse all works by William B. Irvine
Similar books
- Impulse : Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It — David Lewis (2013)
- The Nature of Humans : Why We Behave as We Do — Ron Newby (2016)
- Why We Cooperate : Based on the 2008 Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Stanford University — Michael Tomasello; Carol Dweck; Joan Silk; Brian Skyrms; Elizabeth S. Spelke (2009)
- What We Are Doing in Germany-and Why. — United States. Department of State. (1946)
- An Unsolicited Gift : Why We Do What We Do — Friedman, Dennis. (2010)
- Plain Reasons for the Great Republican Movement. What We Want; Why We Want It; and What Will Come If We Fail. Remarks Made at a Public Meeting in Geneva, N.Y., July 19, 1856, by C.S. Henry, D.D. — Henry, C. S. 1804-1884. (1856)