A refined desire-satisfaction account that corrects for misinformation, compulsion, and irrationality can accommodate the bulimia case without abandoning desire as the normative foundation.
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The basic reason or principle that explains why something should or shouldn't be done—the ground level of how we decide what's right or wrong.
The bulimia case(as a philosophical example testing the limits of desire-satisfaction theory)
A thought experiment used in philosophy where someone with bulimia (an eating disorder) might desire binge eating, which seems to challenge whether all desires should count toward a good life.
compulsion(as what the statement argues is NOT necessary)
The act of forcing someone to do something against their will, often through threats or coercion.