This paper addresses the question of what the attitude of hope consists in. We argue that
shortcomings in recent theories of hope have methodological roots in that they proceed with …

The philosophy of hope centers on two interlocking sets of questions. The first concerns the
nature of hope. Specific questions here include how to analyze hope, how hope motivates …

Reasons, it is often said, are king in contemporary normative theory. Some philosophers say
not only that the vocabulary of reasons is useful, but that reasons play a fundamental …

According to much recent work in metaethics, we have a perceptual access to normative
properties and relations. On a common approach, this access has a presentational …

It's common sense that good people do the right thing for the right reasons. Turning this
platitude into a plausible moral explanation requires little philosophical tinkering. In …

We seem to be able to acquire evaluative knowledge by mere reflection, or “from the
armchair.” But how? This question is especially pressing for proponents of sentimental …

I offer a novel conception of the nature of wanting. According to it, wanting is lacking
something one needs. Lacking is not a normative notion but needing is, and that is how …

This paper's starting point is the popular thesis that emotions are constituted by experiences
of value. This thesis raises what I call the value question: what exactly are these values that …

Mind, Vol. 133. 531. July 2024© Mind Association 2024 beliefs appear to be different types
of mental state. But such appearances may be misleading. The central aim of Alex Gregory's …

A familiar injunction is to follow your dreams. But what are these dreams? Despite their
importance, philosophers have almost entirely ignored the topic. This paper fills this gap by …