Urges

Philosophical Review 133 (2):151–191 (2024)
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Abstract

Experiences of urges, impulses, or inclinations are among the most basic elements in the practical life of conscious agents. This article develops a theory of urges and their epistemology. The article motivates a tripartite framework that distinguishes urges, conscious experiences of urges, and exercises of capacities that agents have to control their urges. The article elaborates the elements of the tripartite framework, in particular, the phenomenological contribution of motor imagery. It argues that experiences of urges and exercises of control over urges play coordinate roles in enabling an agent’s awareness of their impulses.

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Ashley Shaw
University of Leeds

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