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The DesiresDesire Desire Emotion of longing for a person, object or outcome For other uses, see Desire (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Dreams, which is a common term used to describe "hopes" or "desires". Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affairs. They aim to change the world by representing how the world should be, unlike beliefs, which aim to represent how the world actually is. Desires are closely related to agency: they motivate the agent to realize them. For this to be possible, a desire has to be combined with… (Source: Wikipedia)
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