1. Harry Frankfurt and the Concept of Will
... of rational thinking or direct, practical reason. Nothing can oppose the impulse of passion unless it was a contrary impulse because if something did, the original passion would motivate the person instead in his actions. He goes further on to say, "reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey ... of desire based on that unique quality. If indeed reason did that, it would just direct the focus of the action, and except for that, reason can do nothing more. Reason is the slave of the passion because reason can...
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