The Complex Relation Between Wanting and Doing (w/ Crispin Sartwell and Dan Kaufman)

May 30, 2021 01:10:40
The Complex Relation Between Wanting and Doing (w/ Crispin Sartwell and Dan Kaufman)
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The Complex Relation Between Wanting and Doing (w/ Crispin Sartwell and Dan Kaufman)

May 30 2021 | 01:10:40

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Show Notes

In this episode, Dan talk with Crispin Sartwell of Dickinson College about Dan's essay, "Wanting and Doing." We discuss action, desire, and powerlessness as understood in Christian theology and contemporary addiction discourse.(Here's the article under discussion: https://theelectricagora.com/2021/05/25/wanting-and-doing/).

4:04 Wanting and doing in Christian and Addiction Discourse.
36:54 Overeating and the Problem of Conflicting Desires.
47:43 Habits.
49:48 Actions and Events.

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